Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever.

New American Standard Bible

Arouse Yourself, why do You sleep, O Lord?
Awake, do not reject us forever.

King James Version

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Holman Bible

Wake up, Lord! Why are You sleeping?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!

International Standard Version

Wake up! Why are you asleep, Lord? Get up! Don't cast us off forever!

A Conservative Version

Awake, why do thou sleep, O LORD? Arise, cast not off forever.

Amplified


Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Awaken, do not reject us forever.

Bible in Basic English

Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.

Darby Translation

Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

Awake, why wilt thou sleep, O Jehovah? awake, thou wilt not reject forever.

King James 2000

Awake, why sleep you, O Lord? arise, cast us not off forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Wake up! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Awake! Do not reject forever.

Modern King James verseion

Awaken! Why do You sleep, O Jehovah? Arise! Do not cast us off forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Arise, LORD! Why sleepest thou? Awake, and be not absent from us forever.

NET Bible

Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Wake up! Do not reject us forever!

New Heart English Bible

Wake up. Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise. Do not reject us forever.

The Emphasized Bible

Awake thou! wherefore shouldst thou sleep, O Lord? Bestir thee! do not reject us altogether!

Webster

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

World English Bible

Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

Stir up -- why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.

Context Readings

Israel's Complaint

22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Cross References

Psalm 7:6

Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.

Psalm 78:65

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

Psalm 35:23

Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Psalm 12:5

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

Psalm 44:9

But now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.

Psalm 59:4-5

They run and prepare themselves without my fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold.

Psalm 74:1

O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Psalm 77:7

Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more?

Psalm 88:14

Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?

Isaiah 51:9

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?

Mark 4:38

And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

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