“Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?”
The plea 'Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake as in days of old, the generations of long ago' invokes ancient divine victories, requesting that God's power manifest in exilic present with force comparable to past acts. The repeated imperative 'awake' suggests desperation and urgency, while the appeal to 'days of old' grounds confidence in precedent. This verse acknowledges what appears as God's inactivity or hiddenness, calling out for renewed manifestation of power. Sacred history provides the template for future salvation.
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