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23 Rouse yourself, wake up[a] and vindicate me.[b]
My God and Lord, defend my just cause.[c]
24 Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God.
Do not let them gloat[d] over me.
25 Do not let them say to themselves,[e] “Aha! We have what we wanted!”[f]
Do not let them say, “We have devoured him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:23 sn Though he is confident that the Lord is aware of his situation (see v. 22a), the psalmist compares the Lord’s inactivity to sleep and urges him to wake up.
  2. Psalm 35:23 tn Heb “for my justice.”
  3. Psalm 35:23 tn Heb “for my cause.”
  4. Psalm 35:24 tn Heb “rejoice.”
  5. Psalm 35:25 tn Heb “in their heart[s].”
  6. Psalm 35:25 tn Heb “Aha! Our desire!” The “desire” of the psalmist’s enemies is to triumph over him.