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Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not ignore the helpless!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD; God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand. Do not forget the afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand [in judgment]; Do not forget the suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD God! Lift up your hand. Do not forget the oppressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD God! Lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Do something, LORD God, and use your powerful arm to help those in need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Lift your hand, O God. Do not forget oppressed people!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, punish those wicked people! Remember those who are suffering! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD. God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the helpless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O YHWH! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thine hand: thou wilt not forget the poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O Lord God, let thy hand be exalted: forget not the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:33>O Lord God, rise up. Let your hand be exalted. Do not forget the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD! God, lift up your hand! Do not forget the poor! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise up, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O my God, lift up thine hand; forget not the afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise, LORD JEHOVAH, my God, and lift your hand and do not forget the afflicted one.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; Forget not the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=904" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">The Perils of the Pilgrim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·māh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Arise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nə·śā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">Lift up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">Your hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">O God!</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: tiš·kaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forget</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ʿă·nī·yīm (Adj-mp) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the helpless.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a></span><br />Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-10.htm">Isaiah 33:10</a></span><br />“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Psalm 44:26</a></span><br />Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Psalm 74:22</a></span><br />Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Psalm 35:23</a></span><br />Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-8.htm">Psalm 82:8</a></span><br />Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></span><br />“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-2.htm">Psalm 94:2</a></span><br />Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19</a></span><br />Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7-8</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble.</p><p class="hdg">Arise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies <i>upon</i> the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me <i>to</i> the judgment <i>that</i> thou hast commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.</p><p class="hdg">lift</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-2.htm">Psalm 94:2</a></b></br> Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Isaiah 26:11</a></b></br> LORD, <i>when</i> thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: <i>but</i> they shall see, and be ashamed for <i>their</i> envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-10.htm">Isaiah 33:10</a></b></br> Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.</p><p class="hdg">forget</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Psalm 9:12</a></b></br> When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Psalm 77:9</a></b></br> Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.</p><p class="hdg">humble.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Helpless</a> <a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Helpless</a> <a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/psalms/18-48.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Thought</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">David complains of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">He prays for remedy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">He professes his confidence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Arise, O LORD!</b><br>This phrase is a call for divine intervention, often seen in the Psalms as a plea for God to take action against injustice. The imagery of God arising suggests a shift from a state of rest to one of active engagement. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of deities as warriors who rise to defend their people. The call for God to "arise" is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/68.htm">Psalm 68:1</a>, where God is asked to scatter His enemies. It underscores the belief in God's sovereignty and His ability to change circumstances.<p><b>Lift up Your hand, O God!</b><br>The lifting of God's hand symbolizes His power and authority to act. In biblical times, the hand was often associated with strength and action. This phrase implies a request for God to demonstrate His might against the wicked. The hand of God is a recurring motif in scripture, representing His intervention and deliverance, as seen in <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a>, where God's right hand is described as glorious in power. This imagery reassures believers of God's capability to protect and deliver His people.<p><b>Do not forget the helpless.</b><br>This plea highlights God's concern for the marginalized and oppressed. The term "helpless" refers to those who are vulnerable and unable to defend themselves, often widows, orphans, and the poor. The psalmist appeals to God's justice and compassion, which are central themes throughout the Bible. In <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, God commands His people to defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow, reflecting His heart for the helpless. This phrase also points to the prophetic fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who embodied God's care for the needy, as seen in His ministry to the poor and oppressed (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Psalm 10</a>, traditionally attributed to David, who is crying out to God for justice and intervention.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, invoked by the psalmist as the ultimate authority and deliverer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_helpless.htm">The Helpless</a></b><br>Refers to those who are oppressed, marginalized, or in need of divine intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Implied in the context as those who oppress the helpless and act unjustly.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_prayer.htm">The Event of Prayer</a></b><br>The act of calling upon God to intervene in the face of injustice and oppression.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_compassion.htm">God's Justice and Compassion</a></b><br>God is both just and compassionate, and He is attentive to the cries of the oppressed. Believers are encouraged to trust in His righteous character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>The psalmist's plea is a reminder of the power of prayer. We are invited to bring our concerns and the needs of the helpless before God, trusting in His timing and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/our_role_in_justice.htm">Our Role in Justice</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to be advocates for justice, reflecting God's heart for the oppressed in our actions and attitudes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_the_helpless.htm">Remembering the Helpless</a></b><br>It is crucial to remember and support those who are marginalized in society, aligning our hearts with God's concern for the vulnerable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Our faith should lead to action, motivating us to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a world that desperately needs His love and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_109's_vengeance_cultural_or_universal.htm">How can we determine whether the psalm's language of vengeance (Psalm 109) is historically or culturally rooted rather than universally prescriptive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_guide_human_affairs.htm">Psalm 33:13-15 teaches God observes everyone on earth; what evidence supports the idea that God actively watches and guides human affairs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_romans_4_6-8_conflict_with_judgment.htm">In Romans 4:6-8, does the idea of sin not being counted against believers conflict with other biblical passages that emphasize judgment and accountability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_12_10_fit_with_god's_forgiveness.htm">Luke 12:10 mentions an 'unforgivable sin.' How does that align with passages elsewhere in the Bible that emphasize God's limitless forgiveness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Here the acrostic arrangement is resumed with <span class= "ital">koph.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Arise, O Lord</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a>). At this point the psalmist passes from description to invocation. From ver. 2 to the end of ver. 11 he has described the conduct, the temper, and the very inmost thoughts of the wicked. Now he addresses himself to God - he summons God to arise to vengeance. As Hengetenberg says, "Here the second part begins - prayer, springing out of the lamentation which has preceded;" prayer and invocation, beginning here, and terminating at the close of ver. 15. O God, lift up thine hand; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to strike, to take vengeance on the wicked. Forget not the humble; or, the <span class="accented">afflicted.</span> Do not justify the hidden thought of the wicked (ver. 11), that thou forgettest - show that thou rememberest at once the sufferings of the afflicted, and the guilt of their oppressors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Arise,</span><br /><span class="heb">קוּמָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(qū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD!</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lift up</span><br /><span class="heb">נְשָׂ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(nə·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֭ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forget</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·kaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the helpless.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲנָוִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nā·wîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:12 Arise Yahweh! 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