Verse

Psalms 35:23

A church father on this verse
Since by his long-suffering he gives the impression of sleeping, as it were, he urges him to arise and deliver a verdict in his favor.
Diodorus of Tarsus, 4th c. — COMMENTARY ON PSALM 35
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23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

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21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalms 35:23

24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

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