Discovery BoxPsalms 35:23-24 
Context35:23 Rouse yourself, wake up 1 and vindicate me! 2
My God and Lord, defend my just cause! 3
35:24 Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God!
Do not let them gloat 4 over me!
Psalms 35:28
Context35:28 Then I will tell others about your justice, 5
and praise you all day long. 6
1 sn 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 tn Heb “for my justice.”
3 tn Heb “for my cause.”
4 tn Heb “rejoice.”
5 tn Heb “and my tongue will proclaim your justice.”
6 tn Heb “all the day your praise.” The verb “proclaim” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the previous line).
