Rise up, be our help, And redeem us because of Your mercy.
Parallel translations
- WEB Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
- KJV Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
- BSB Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
- NKJV Arise for our help, And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
- NLT Rise up! Help us! Ransom us because of your unfailing love.
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Quick answer
The psalm ends pleading with God to rise up and redeem them for the sake of His steadfast love. It matters because it grounds hope not in merit but in God's covenant love.
Overview
The final cry appeals to God's loving kindness as the only basis for rescue, asking Him to arise and redeem. Though the psalm leaves the lament unresolved, it rests its case entirely on God's faithful love. This anticipates the great redemption accomplished in Christ, in whom God's steadfast love secures the deliverance His people cannot earn.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 130:7–8Israel, hope in Yahweh, for with Yahweh there is loving kindness. With him is abundant redemption.
- Ps 25:22Redeem Israel, God, out all of his troubles.
- Ps 26:11But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.
- Ps 35:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
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