Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
Parallel translations
- KJV Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
- BSB Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
- NKJV Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!
- NASB ¶Arise, Lord, in Your anger; Raise Yourself against the rage of my enemies, And stir Yourself for me; You have ordered judgment.
- NLT Arise, O Lord, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
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Quick answer
David calls on God to arise in righteous anger and execute the judgment He has appointed. He pleads for the just Judge to act against evil.
Overview
David summons God to rise up against the fury of his adversaries and carry out the judgment He has ordained. He appeals not to personal vengeance but to God's commitment to justice. This longing for God to set wrongs right finds its ultimate answer in Christ, to whom all judgment has been given (John 5:22).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 20
- Ps 44:23Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
- Ps 35:23Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
- Isa 33:10“Now I will arise,” says Yahweh; “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
- Ps 3:7Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
- Ps 138:7Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.
- Ps 103:6Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.
- Ps 44:26Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
- Isa 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
- Isa 37:20Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, even you only.”
- Isa 3:13Yahweh stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.
- Ps 73:20As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
- Ps 74:3Lift up your feet to the perpetual ruins, all the evil that the enemy has done in the sanctuary.
- Ps 94:1–2Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.
- Ps 68:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
- Ps 12:5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
- Ps 59:5You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
- Ps 78:65Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
- Ps 35:1By David. Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
- Ps 76:8–9You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
- 2 Sam 17:14Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.
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