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Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.
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A Divine Call to Action
Commentators explain that the plea "Arise, O Lord" is a common biblical expression. It doesn't imply God is literally asleep or inactive. Instead, it's a powerful, human way of asking God to intervene decisively and visibly in a desperate situation, much like a general rising to lead a battle.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A Psalm of David - This phrase literally means "belonging to David"; that is, it signifies him as the author. This title is marked in the He…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou hast smitten ... broken. —Better, thou smitest ... breakest. The enemies are conceived of as wild beasts, l…
Baptist
They were like fierce lions threatening to devour him. They had already torn him in malice. God came and struck them on the jaw, so that they lost …
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16th Century
Protestant
Arise, O Lord. As in the former verses David boasted of his quiet state, it now appears he desires the Lord to preserve him in safety thro…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God God sometimes, in the apprehension of his people, seems to be as if he was asleep: …
Care and grief do us good when they lead us to pray to God earnestly. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can create a …
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13th Century
Catholic
When he fled from the face of his son Absalom. 3:1 Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? Many are they…
