Psalms 35:23
ContextNET © | Rouse yourself, wake up 1 and vindicate me! 2 My God and Lord, defend my just cause! 3 |
NIV © | Awake, and rise to my defence! Contend for me, my God and Lord. |
NASB © | Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord. |
NLT © | Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord. |
MSG © | Please get up--wake up! Tend to my case. My God, my Lord--my life is on the line. |
BBE © | Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord. |
NRSV © | Wake up! Bestir yourself for my defense, for my cause, my God and my Lord! |
NKJV © | Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord. |
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NET © | Rouse yourself, wake up 1 and vindicate me! 2 My God and Lord, defend my just cause! 3 |
NET © Notes |
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.” |