Psalms 35:23
Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice to me, to my cause, my God and my LORD.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
In Context
22Thou have seen it, O LORD. Keep not silence. O LORD, be not far from me.
24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.
Cross References
Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.
Psalms 7:9O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
Psalms 44:24Why do thou hide thy face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause. Remember how the foolish man reproaches thee all the day.
Psalms 89:26He shall cry to me, Thou are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
Psalms 142:5I cried to thee, O LORD. I said, Thou are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:18-28
Sorrowful Complaints; David's Appeal and Prayer to God. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth… Read the whole commentary →