Psalms 35:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. ”

Psalms 35:23 - Albert 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 w...
Psalms 35:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXV. Prayer against Treacherous Foes by One who is quiet in the land . Psalms 35:6 b should replace Psalms 35:5 b . Chaff driven before the wind may well suggest the image of the angel pu...
Psalms 35:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

judgment . vindication. my God and my Lord. Compare John 20:28 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. Lord. Hebrew Adonai. App-4.
Psalms 35:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - I have delivered my cause into thy hand, and appeal to thee as my Judg...
Psalms 35:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. Awake ... - awake to vindicate my right and plead my cause ( Psalms 9:4 ; Psalms 18:2 ).
Psalms 35:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a prayer for the defeat and destruction of malignant enemies, whom the Psalmist has formerly befriended, and who now treat him with ungrateful cruelty. The circumstances are partly similar to...
Psalms 35:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Stir up thyself. — Comp. Psalms 7:6 .
Psalms 35:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 35:1-28 THE psalmist's life is in danger. He is the victim of ungrateful hatred. False accusations of crimes that he never dreamed of are brought against him. He professes innocence, and ap...
Psalms 35:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Appeal to the Righteous Judge Psalms 35:18-28 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 a...
Psalms 35:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

There is agony in this song. The singer is sore beset with enemies. They are striving with him, fighting against him. They are plotting against him, treacherously spreading a net for his feet. He cri...
Psalms 35:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Christ is frequently in scripture represented as longing for the year of his redeemed, before his coming; and both Christ and the Church longing also for his second coming to be glorified in his sain...
Psalms 35:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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,...
Psalms 35:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord. Ver. 23. Stir up thyself and awake ] This is the same in effect with the beginning of the psalm; to show his ar...
Psalms 35:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou hast seen, O Lord As they say they have seen, so my comfort is, that thou also hast seen, and dost observe all their plots and threats, and all my distresses and calamities, which I suffer for...
Psalms 35:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sorrowful Complaints; David's Appeal and Prayer to God. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their...
Psalms 35:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

At last undertake to plead my cause against mine adversaries.
Psalms 35:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Calls On God To Vindicate Him, By Punishing Those Who Are Against Him, And By Rewarding Those Who Take Up His Cause, At Which Point He Will Make Known To All What God Has Done For Him ( Psalms 35...
Psalms 35:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm, If It be as the inscription tells us a psalm of David, must have been composed either during his persecution by Saul or during the revolt of Absalom. It is usual to connect...
Psalms 35:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:1 . Fight against them. This is another martial ode, or war song, in which David prays for victory over the army of Saul that came to fight against him, and for confusion to those about...
Psalms 35:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM ascribed to David by the title, and with many characteristics of his early style—abrupt, impassioned, full of lively and graphic images, and full of transitions The picture...
Psalms 35:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Earnest Prayer for Relief
Psalms 35:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 51:9 ; John 20:28 ; Psalms 44:23 ; Psalms 7:6 ; Psalms 80:2 ; Psalms 14:1 ; Psalms 89:26
Psalms 35:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Awake — To plead my cause against mine adversaries.

Psalms 35:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 35:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 35:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 35:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 35:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 35:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 35:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 35:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 35:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 35:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 35:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 35:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 35:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 35:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes