Psalms 35:23

23 Wake up! Rise up to help me! My God and Lord, stand up for me.

Psalms 35:23 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 35:23

Stir up thyself and awake
Who seemed to be asleep in the apprehensions of the psalmist, and to take no notice of his distresses, and the insults of his enemies; see ( Psalms 44:23 ) ; he adds,

to my judgment, [even] to my cause;
that is, to plead it and maintain it, and avenge him of his enemies, as in ( Psalms 35:1 ) ; making use of his covenant interest in him as a plea for it to engage him to do it, saying,

my God, and my Lord;
see ( Psalms 22:1 ) .

Psalms 35:23 In-Context

21 They open their mouths wide at me. They make fun of me. They say, "With our own eyes we have seen what you did."

22 Lord, you have seen this. Don't be silent. Lord, don't be far away from me.

23 Wake up! Rise up to help me! My God and Lord, stand up for me.

24 LORD my God, when you hand down your sentence, let it be in my favor. You always do what is right. Don't let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.

25 Don't let them think, "That's exactly what we wanted!" Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up."