Arise,O LORD,in Your anger;Liftup Yourself against the rageof my adversaries,And arouseYourself for me; You have appointedjudgment.
Then Absalomand allthe menof Israelsaid,"The counselof Hushaithe Architeis betterthanthe counselof Ahithophel."For the LORDhad ordainedto thwartthe goodcounselof Ahithophel,sothat the LORDmight bringcalamityon Absalom.
The LORDperformsrighteousdeedsAnd judgmentsfor allwho are oppressed.
"Becauseof the devastationof the afflicted,becauseof the groaningof the needy,NowI will arise,"saysthe LORD;"I will sethim in the safetyfor which he longs."
ThoughI walkin the midstof trouble,You will reviveme; You will stretchforthYour handagainstthe wrathof my enemies,And Your righthandwill saveme.
For the enemyhas persecutedmy soul;He has crushedmy lifeto the ground;He has made me dwellin darkplaces,like those who have longbeen dead.
Arise,O LORD;saveme, O my God!For You have smittenallmy enemieson the cheek;You have shatteredthe teethof the wicked.
Contend,O LORD,with those who contendwith me; Fightagainstthose who fightagainst me.
Stirup Yourself, and awaketo my rightAnd to my cause,my Godand my Lord.
ArouseYourself, whydo You sleep,O Lord?Awake,do not rejectus forever.
Riseup, be our help,And redeemus for the sakeof Your lovingkindness.
You, O LORDGodof hosts,the Godof Israel,Awaketo punishallthe nations;Do not be graciousto any[who are] treacherousin iniquity.Selah.
Like a dreamwhenone awakes,O Lord,when aroused,You will despisetheir form.
TurnYour footstepstoward the perpetualruins;The enemyhas damagedeverythingwithin the sanctuary.
Then the Lordawokeas [if from] sleep,Like a warriorovercomeby wine.
The LORDarisesto contend,And standsto judgethe people.
"NowI will arise,"saysthe LORD,"NowI will be exalted,nowI will be liftedup.
"Now,O LORDour God,deliverus from his handthat allthe kingdomsof the earthmay knowthat You alone,LORD,are God."
Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
