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Psalm 35:23

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35:23Rouse yourself, wake up47 and vindicate me!48

My God and Lord, defend my just cause!49

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Footnotes

  1. 47 Though he is confident that the Lord is aware of his situation (see v. 22a), the psalmist compares the Lord’s inactivity to sleep and urges him to wake up.
  2. 48 Heb “for my justice.”
  3. 49 Heb “for my cause.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,

for my cause, my God and my Lord!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Awake, and rise to my defense!

Contend for me, my God and Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Wake up and rise to my defense,

to my cause, my God and my Lord!

NLTNew Living Translation

Wake up! Rise to my defense!

Take up my case, my God and my Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Wake up and rouse yourself for my right,

for my cause, O my God and my Lord.

KJV 1900King James Version

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment,

Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.