Psalms 35:23 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Psalms 35:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:236 words

HebrewMeaning

הָעִ֣ירָ/הhāʿiyrāh

wake up !verbH5782

up) · lift up · master · raise ···

וְ֭/הָקִיצָ/הwəhāqiyṣāh

and awake !conjH6974

wake · watch

לְ/מִשְׁפָּטִ֑/יləmišəpāṭiy

for judgment mypronH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

אֱלֹהַ֖/יʾĕlōhay

O God mynounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

וַֽ/אדֹנָ֣/יwaʾdōnāy

and O LordconjH136

לְ/רִיבִֽ/יləriybiy

for cause mypronH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 35:23

1. ...The title of it causes us no delay, for it is both brief, and to be understood not difficult, especially to those nursed in the Church of God. For so it is, “To David himself.” The Psalm then is to David himself: now David is interpreted, Strong in hand, or Desirable. The Psalm then is to the Strong in hand, and Desirable, to Him who for us has overcome death, who unto us has promised life: for in this is He Strong in hand, that He has overcome death for us; in this is…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 35 (excerpt)

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