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Awake, my God; decree justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me <i>to</i> the judgment You have commanded!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD, in Your anger; Raise Yourself against the rage of my enemies, And stir Yourself for me; You have ordered judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Thine anger; Lift up Thyself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Thyself for me; Thou hast appointed judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Arise, O Yahweh, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the fury of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment <i>and</i> vindication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; you have ordained a judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD, in Your anger; lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; You have ordained a judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Get angry, LORD God! Do something! Attack my furious enemies. See that justice is done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries: and awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Arise in anger, O LORD. Stand up against the fury of my attackers. Wake up, my God. You have already pronounced judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Rise in your anger, O LORD! Stand up against the fury of my enemies; rouse yourself and help me! Justice is what you demand, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Get up, LORD, in your anger! Rise up, because of the fury of my enemies; Arouse yourself for me; you have ordained justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Stand up angrily, LORD! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, LORD, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake, my God; you have appointed judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise, O YHWH, in Your anger, "" Be lifted up at the wrath of my adversaries, "" And awake Yourself for me: You have commanded judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger, lift up thyself for the wrath of mine enemies: and awake to me the judgment thou didst command.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, O Lord, in thy anger: and be thou exalted in the borders of my enemies. And arise, O Lord my God, in the precept which thou hast commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 7:7>Rise up, Lord, in your anger. And be exalted to the borders of my enemies. And rise up, O Lord my God, according to the precept that you commanded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rise up, LORD, in your anger; be aroused against the outrages of my oppressors. Stir up the justice, my God, you have commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rise up, O LORD, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake, O my God; you have appointed a judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself over the neck of mine enemies; and make me alert in the judgment that thou hast commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise, LORD JEHOVAH, in your wrath, and I shall be lifted up above the neck of my enemies; awaken for me the judgment that you have commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Arise, O LORD, in Thine anger, Lift up Thyself in indignation against mine adversaries; Yea, awake for me at the judgment which Thou hast commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/7-6.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=500" 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/7.htm">I Take Refuge in You</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah <span class="reftext">6</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/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap·pe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">in Your anger;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: hin·nā·śê (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">rise up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: bə·‘aḇ·rō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">against the fury</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: ṣō·wr·rāy (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">of my enemies.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm" title="5782: wə·‘ū·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To rouse oneself, awake. A primitive root; to wake.">Awake,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">and ordain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">judgment.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.…<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/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/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a></span><br />Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.<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/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="/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="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a></span><br />But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-12.htm">1 Samuel 24:12</a></span><br />May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></span><br />David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">2 Chronicles 6:23</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a></span><br />O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">Lamentations 3:64-66</a></span><br />You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. / Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! / You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”</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, in your anger, lift up yourself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that you have commanded.</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/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-1.htm">Psalm 35:1,23</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Plead <i>my cause</i>, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me… </p><p class="hdg">lift up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3</a></b></br> Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; <i>even</i> all <i>that</i> the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-1.htm">Psalm 94:1,2</a></b></br> O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself… </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">awake</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a></b></br> Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast <i>us</i> not off for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Psalm 59:5</a></b></br> Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20</a></b></br> As a dream when <i>one</i> awaketh; <i>so</i>, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.</p><p class="hdg">to the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Psalm 76:8,9</a></b></br> Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-6.htm">Psalm 103:6</a></b></br> The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-14.htm">2 Samuel 17:14</a></b></br> And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite <i>is</i> better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Arouse</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/job/42-9.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/job/40-8.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/job/38-34.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/job/3-17.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Arouse</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/37-8.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/46-6.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">David prays against the malice of his enemies, professing his innocence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/7-10.htm">By faith he sees his defense, and the destruction of his enemies</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/7.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/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Arise, O LORD, in Your anger;</b><br>This phrase is a call for divine intervention, reflecting the psalmist's belief in God's righteous anger against injustice. The concept of God arising is often used in the Psalms to depict God taking action (<a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7</a>, <a href="/psalms/68.htm">Psalm 68:1</a>). The anger of the Lord is not capricious but is a response to sin and evil, aligning with His holiness and justice. This reflects the biblical theme that God is a righteous judge who is angered by wickedness (<a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Psalm 7:11</a>).<p><b>rise up against the fury of my enemies.</b><br>The psalmist seeks God's intervention against his adversaries, who are characterized by their intense anger and hostility. This reflects the historical context of David's life, who faced numerous enemies, including King Saul and his own son Absalom. The plea for God to rise up suggests a belief in God's sovereignty and power over human affairs. It also echoes the broader biblical narrative where God defends His people against their enemies (<a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a>).<p><b>Awake, my God,</b><br>The call for God to "awake" is a metaphorical expression, as God neither slumbers nor sleeps (<a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>). It signifies a desire for God to act swiftly and decisively. This anthropomorphic language is used to express urgency and desperation, common in Hebrew poetry. It underscores the psalmist's personal relationship with God, addressing Him as "my God," indicating trust and reliance.<p><b>and ordain judgment.</b><br>The request for God to "ordain judgment" highlights the psalmist's appeal for divine justice. In the ancient Near Eastern context, judgment was often associated with the king's role as a judge. Here, God is seen as the ultimate judge who can bring about true justice. This connects to the broader biblical theme of God's judgment, which is both a present reality and an eschatological hope (<a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a>, <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>). The psalmist's plea anticipates the final judgment when God will set all things right.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, who is seeking God's intervention against his enemies. David often found himself in situations where he needed divine justice and protection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, whom David calls upon to act in righteousness and justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Those who are opposing David, possibly including King Saul or other adversaries who sought his harm.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The divine intervention and justice that David is seeking from God against his adversaries.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>This psalm is a plea for justice, likely composed during a time of personal distress and persecution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>Understand that God's anger is a response to injustice and sin. It is not like human anger, which can be irrational or selfish.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>Trust in God's perfect timing and justice. Like David, we should seek God's intervention rather than taking revenge ourselves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_distress.htm">Prayer in Distress</a></b><br>In times of trouble, turn to God in prayer, asking for His guidance and deliverance. David's example shows us the importance of seeking God earnestly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Faith in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Have confidence in God's control over all situations. Even when surrounded by adversaries, remember that God is sovereign and just.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awakening_to_god's_presence.htm">Awakening to God's Presence</a></b><br>Be aware of God's presence and activity in your life. David's call for God to "awake" is a reminder to be spiritually alert and attuned to God's work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_6-7_clash_with_science.htm">Does the portrayal of divine judgment in Psalm 7:6–7 conflict with modern scientific understandings of natural events and cause-and-effect? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_58_6_invoke_violence.htm">Why does David, in Psalm 58, invoke violent divine judgment (verse 6) when other passages emphasize mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_job_21_7.htm">In Job 21:7, how can the wicked seemingly live long and prosper if divine justice is supposed to hold them accountable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) In the rapid succession of abrupt utterance of feeling in ejaculations, we see the excitement of the poet's mind.<p><span class= "bld">Of the rage.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">against the rage, </span>unless we may correct to "in <span class= "ital">thy </span>rage." The LXX. and Vulg. read, "in the ends of," which Jerome explains as meaning, "exalt thyself by making an end of my enemies." Syriac, "Be thou lifted up upon the necks of my enemies."<p><span class= "bld">And awake for me.</span>--Better, arranged in two petitions: <span class= "ital">yea, awake for me; prepare the judgment. </span>There is some difficulty about the syntax of the last clause, but the imperatives suit the parallelism of the context better than the past tenses.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Arise, O Lord, in thine anger</span>. To call on God to "arise" is to ask him to take action, to lay aside the neutral attitude in which he most commonly shows himself to man, and to interfere openly in the concerns of earth. To call on him to "arise in <span class="accented">his anger"</span> is to entreat him to vindicate our cause against those opposed in us, and to visit them with some open manifestation of his displeasure (comp. <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Psalm 3:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">Psalm 10:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Psalm 17:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Psalm 44:26</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Psalm 68:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Lift up thyself</span>. This is even a stronger expression than "arise" (<a href="/isaiah/33-10.htm">Isaiah 33:10</a>). It is a call on God to appear in his full strength. <span class="cmt_word">Because of the rage of mine enemies</span>; or, <span class="accented">against the rage of mine enemies</span> (Kay, Revised Version). Force must be met by force. David justifies his appeal for aid by alleging the violence and fury of those whose attacks he has to meet<span class="cmt_word">. And awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.</span> The two clauses are not connected in the original, which runs, "Awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment." The meaning seems to be, "Arouse thyself on my behalf - judgment is a thing which thou hast ordained - surely now is the time for it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/7-6.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">ק֘וּמָ֤ה</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">יְהוָ֨ה ׀</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">in Your anger;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ap·pe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rise up</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭נָּשֵׂא</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nā·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - 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">against the fury</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַבְר֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘aḇ·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my enemies.</span><br /><span class="heb">צוֹרְרָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·wr·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6887.htm">Strong's 6887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Awake,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְע֥וּרָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ū·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5782.htm">Strong's 5782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rouse oneself, awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֝לַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common 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">and ordain</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּֽיתָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgment.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 7:6 Arise Yahweh in your anger (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/7-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 7:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 7:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/7-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 7:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 7:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>