“Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:”
The imperative to arise and confront the wicked and deliver the speaker invokes God to active intervention. The call to arise echoes the lament psalms and suggests rousing God to action. The command to confront establishes that God must engage the enemies directly rather than permitting them to proceed. This verse transitions from description of danger to invocation of divine action.
Church Fathers on Psalms 17:13
A prayer of David himself. 1. This prayer must be assigned to the Person of the Lord, with the addition of the Church, which is His body. 2. “Hear My righteousness, O God, consider My supplication” Psalm 16:1. “Hearken unto My prayer, not in deceitful lips:” not going forth to You in deceitful lips. “Let My judgment from Your countenance go forth” Psalm 16:2. From the enlightening of the knowledge of You, let Me judge truth. Or at least, let My judgment go forth, not in…
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