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Bishop's Bible
Psalms 35:23
Stirre thou and awake O my God and my Lorde: to iudge my cause and controuersie.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Wake up and rise to my defense,to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Wake up and rise to my defense,to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Hebrew Names Version
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
King James Version
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
English Standard Version
Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
New Century Version
Wake up! Come and defend me! My God and Lord, fight for me!
Wake up! Come and defend me! My God and Lord, fight for me!
New English Translation
Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!
Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!
Amplified Bible
Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
New American Standard Bible
Stir Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
World English Bible
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
Arise and wake to my iudgement, euen to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my justiceAnd to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my justiceAnd to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Berean Standard Bible
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Contemporary English Version
Fight to defend me, Lord God,
Fight to defend me, Lord God,
Complete Jewish Bible
Wake up! Get up, my God, my Lord! Defend me and my cause!
Wake up! Get up, my God, my Lord! Defend me and my cause!
Darby Translation
Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!
Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!
Easy-to-Read Version
Wake up! Get up! My God and my Lord, fight for me, and bring me justice.
Wake up! Get up! My God and my Lord, fight for me, and bring me justice.
George Lamsa Translation
stir up thyself and awake to my judgment, see my suffering, my God and my LORD.
stir up thyself and awake to my judgment, see my suffering, my God and my LORD.
Good News Translation
Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.
Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.
Lexham English Bible
Wake up and rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.
Wake up and rouse yourself for my right, for my cause, O my God and my Lord.
Literal Translation
Stir Yourself and awaken to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir Yourself and awaken to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Awake (LORDE) and stonde vp: auenge thou my cause, my God, and my LORDE.
Awake (LORDE) and stonde vp: auenge thou my cause, my God, and my LORDE.
American Standard Version
Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.
Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
King James Version (1611)
Stirre vp thy selfe and awake to my iudgement, euen vnto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stirre vp thy selfe and awake to my iudgement, euen vnto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, even to my cause, my God and my Lord.
English Revised Version
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Rise vp, and yyue tent to my doom; my God and my Lord, biholde in to my cause.
Rise vp, and yyue tent to my doom; my God and my Lord, biholde in to my cause.
Update Bible Version
Stir up yourself, and awake to the justice [due] to me, [Even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up yourself, and awake to the justice [due] to me, [Even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.
New King James Version
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord.
New Living Translation
Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.
New Life Bible
Awake Yourself. Come and help me. Fight for me, my God and my Lord.
Awake Yourself. Come and help me. Fight for me, my God and my Lord.
New Revised Standard
Wake up! Bestir yourself for my defense, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
Wake up! Bestir yourself for my defense, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord! - to my plea:
Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord! - to my plea:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(34-23) Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
(34-23) Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord.
Revised Standard Version
Bestir thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
Bestir thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
Young's Literal Translation
Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
THE MESSAGE
Please get up—wake up! Tend to my case. My God, my Lord—my life is on the line. Do what you think is right, God , my God, but don't make me pay for their good time. Don't let them say to themselves, "Ha-ha, we got what we wanted." Don't let them say, "We've chewed him up and spit him out." Let those who are being hilarious at my expense Be made to look ridiculous. Make them wear donkey's ears; Pin them with the donkey's tail, who made themselves so high and mighty!
Please get up—wake up! Tend to my case. My God, my Lord—my life is on the line. Do what you think is right, God , my God, but don't make me pay for their good time. Don't let them say to themselves, "Ha-ha, we got what we wanted." Don't let them say, "We've chewed him up and spit him out." Let those who are being hilarious at my expense Be made to look ridiculous. Make them wear donkey's ears; Pin them with the donkey's tail, who made themselves so high and mighty!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
Contextual Overview
17 Lorde howe long wylt thou looke [vpon this]: O deliuer my soule from their raginges, and my dearling from Lions whelpes. 18 So I wyll confesse it vnto thee in a great congregation: I will prayse thee among muche people. 19 O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me: let them not winke with an eye, that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speake not peace: but they imagine deceiptfull wordes agaynst them that [liue] quietly in the lande. 21 They gaped vpon me with their mouthes: and said this is well, this is wel, our eye hath seene. 22 Thou hast seene [this] O God, holde not thy tongue [then:] go not farre from me O Lorde. 23 Stirre thou and awake O my God and my Lorde: to iudge my cause and controuersie. 24 Iudge me according to thy righteousnesse O God my Lorde: and let them not triumph ouer me. 25 Let them not say in their heart, it is as we woulde haue it: neither let them say, we haue deuoured hym. 26 Let them be put to confusion & shame [all] together that reioyce at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that exalt them selues against me.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Stir: Psalms 7:6, Psalms 44:23, Psalms 80:2, Isaiah 51:9
my God: Psalms 89:26, Psalms 142:5, John 20:28
Reciprocal: Genesis 16:5 - the Lord Psalms 3:7 - Arise Psalms 59:4 - awake Psalms 109:1 - Hold Isaiah 10:26 - stir up Lamentations 3:59 - judge
Cross-References
Genesis 33:2
And he put the handmaydens & theyr chyldren formost, and Lea and her children after, and Rachel and Ioseph hindermost.
And he put the handmaydens & theyr chyldren formost, and Lea and her children after, and Rachel and Ioseph hindermost.
Genesis 35:2
Then sayde Iacob vnto his householde, and to all that were with hym: put away the straunge gods that are among you, and be cleane, and chaunge your garmentes.
Then sayde Iacob vnto his householde, and to all that were with hym: put away the straunge gods that are among you, and be cleane, and chaunge your garmentes.
Genesis 35:4
And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge gods whiche they had in their hand, and al their earinges which were in theyr eares, and Iacob hyd them vnder an oke whiche was by Sichem.
And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge gods whiche they had in their hand, and al their earinges which were in theyr eares, and Iacob hyd them vnder an oke whiche was by Sichem.
Genesis 35:8
But Debora Rebeccas nurse died, and was buryed beneath Bethel vnder an oke: and the name of it was called, the oke of lamentation.
But Debora Rebeccas nurse died, and was buryed beneath Bethel vnder an oke: and the name of it was called, the oke of lamentation.
Genesis 35:15
And Iacob called the name of the place where God spake with hym, Bethel.
And Iacob called the name of the place where God spake with hym, Bethel.
Genesis 35:18
Then as her soule was a departing (for she died) she called his name Benoni, but his father called hym Beniamin.
Then as her soule was a departing (for she died) she called his name Benoni, but his father called hym Beniamin.
Genesis 35:20
And Iacob set vp a stone on ende vpon her graue: whiche is called Rachels grauestone vnto this day.
And Iacob set vp a stone on ende vpon her graue: whiche is called Rachels grauestone vnto this day.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Stir up thyself - Arouse thyself as if from sleep. See Psalms 44:23.
And awake to my judgment - To execute judgment for me, or to render me justice. A similar petition (almost in the same words) occurs in Psalms 7:6. See the notes at that passage.
Even unto my cause - In my behalf; or, in the cause which so nearly pertains to me.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 35:23. Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment — I have delivered my cause into thy hand, and appeal to thee as my Judge; and by thy decision I am most willing to abide.
