Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

New American Standard Bible

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries,
And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;
awake for me;
You have ordained a judgment.

International Standard Version

Get up, LORD, in your anger! Rise up, because of the fury of my enemies; Arouse yourself for me; you have ordained justice.

A Conservative Version

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies;
Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment and vindication.

Darby Translation

Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger, lift up thyself for the wrath of mine enemies: and awake to me the judgment thou didst command.

King James 2000

Arise, O LORD, in your anger, lift up yourself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that you have commanded.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Rise up, O Yahweh, in your anger, and lift yourself up against the wrath of my oppressors, and awake for me, since you have commanded judgment.

Modern King James verseion

Arise, O Jehovah, in Your anger; lift up Yourself because of the rage of my enemies, and awake for me to the judgment which You have commanded.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Stand up, O LORD, in thy wrath, lift up thyself, because of the indignation of mine enemies; arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast commanded.

NET Bible

Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

New Heart English Bible

Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice thou hast commanded:

Webster

Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

World English Bible

Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

Youngs Literal Translation

Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Prayer For Justice

5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.) 6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging. 7 The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.

Cross References

Psalm 44:23

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

Psalm 35:23

Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.

Isaiah 33:10

Now will I come forward, says the Lord; now will I be lifted up; now will my power be seen.

2 Samuel 17:14

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

Psalm 12:5

Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

Psalm 35:1

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

Psalm 44:26

Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.

Psalm 59:5

You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)

Psalm 68:1-2

Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.

Psalm 73:20

As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.

Psalm 74:3

Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;

Psalm 76:8-9

From heaven you gave your decision; the earth, in its fear, gave no sound,

Psalm 78:65

Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.

Psalm 94:1-2

O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.

Psalm 103:6

The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

Psalm 138:7

Even when trouble is round me, you will give me life; your hand will be stretched out against the wrath of my haters, and your right hand will be my salvation.

Isaiah 3:13

The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

Isaiah 37:20

But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hand, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you, and you only, are the Lord.

Isaiah 51:9

Awake! awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord, awake! as in the old days, in the generations long past. Was it not by you that Rahab was cut in two, and the dragon Wounded?

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