New English Translation
Psalms 10:12
12Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!
Psalms 10:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
- New International Version (NIV)Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.
Context of Psalms 10:12
10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets. 11He says to himself, “God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.” Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed! 13Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, “You will not hold me accountable.” 14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:12 word by word
קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח עֲנָוִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 10:12
- Psalms 3:7Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 7:6Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!
- Psalms 9:19Rise up, Lord! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!
- Psalms 94:2Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud!
- Isaiah 26:11O Lord, you are ready to act, but they don’t even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.
- Isaiah 33:10“Now I will rise up,” says the Lord. “Now I will exalt myself; now I will magnify myself.
- Micah 5:9Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; may all your enemies be destroyed!
- Psalms 9:12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
- Psalms 13:1How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?
- Psalms 77:9Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has his anger stifled his compassion?”
Commentaries on Psalms 10:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Arise, O Lord - Hear their reproaches see their guile, consider thy oppressed people. "Lift up thine hand," threaten them, that they may desist and repent. If they repent not let them be punished.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Arise, O Lord - See the note at Psalm 3:7. This commences the second part of the psalm, in which the author calls on God to remember those who were oppressed and wronged by the wicked. By suffering the wicked thus to carry on their plans, God seemed to be indifferent to human affairs, and the psalmist, therefore, invokes him to interpose, and to rescue the afflicted from their grasp. O God, lift up thine hand - As one does when he is about to strike, or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15With confidence that the wicked will be held responsible for their deeds and that the Lord will care for the helpless, the psalmist prays intensely for rescue from evil.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Compare Psa 9:19; 3:7). the humble--(Compare Psa 10:17, and Margin.) lift up thine hand--exert thy power.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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