The Meaning of Psalms 35:23 Explained

Psalms 35:23

KJV: Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

YLT: Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.

Darby: Stir up thyself, and awake for my right, for my cause, my God and Lord!

ASV: Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Discover Psalms 35:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 35:23?

MEANING: What does Psalms 35:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 35:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 35:23?

What is the context of Psalms 35:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

What does Psalms 35:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 35:18-28 - An Appeal To The Righteous Judge

Psalms 35:20 : "The Quiet in the Land" was the title adopted by holy men and women in Germany, during long dark days when religion was under an eclipse. It is beautifully appropriate to those whose life is "hid with Christ in God." "We are in Him that is true," Colossians 3:1-4; 1 John 5:20.

Psalms 35:24 : Judge me, O Lord! What a comfort it is to appeal from the judgments of men to the bar of God! We know that the soul's Advocate there will plead its cause with the eloquence of love. His interposition and vindication will clear us. God has seen! God will not keep silence! He is not far away!

Psalms 35:27-28 : We desire that others should join us in praise. "One seraph cried to another" in Isaiah's vision. There should be a holy emulation in thanksgiving. Oh, that the resolution of the psalmist might characterize us all; and that all our days might be full of praise, instead of the constant murmuring and complaining which are so rife even among God's children! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 35

¹ David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion
¹¹ He complains of their wrongful dealing
²² Thereby he incites God against them

What do the individual words in Psalms 35:23 mean?

Stir up Yourself and awake to my vindication my God and my Lord To my cause

הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי

הָעִ֣ירָה	Stir up Yourself
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: עוּר Sense: to rouse oneself, awake, awaken, incite.
וְ֭הָקִיצָה	and awake
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: קוּץ Sense: to awake, wake up.
לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י	to my vindication
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
אֱלֹהַ֖י	my God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
וַֽאדֹנָ֣י	and my Lord
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹנָי Sense: my lord, lord.
לְרִיבִֽי	To my cause
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: רִיב Sense: strife, controversy, dispute.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 35:23?

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