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Psalm 9:19
Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
17The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
18For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
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“Arise, LORD!” is a cry for judgment against human power, coming just after the promise that the poor will not be forgotten forever.
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2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”Both prayers ask God to judge those whose power exceeds human strength, turning to him for action.
2 Chronicles 14:11Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for …Asa’s prayer shares the words “Don’t let man prevail,” appealing to the LORD when faced with human might.
Psalm 3:7Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.Both begin “Arise, LORD!” and seek his intervention against adversaries, with Psalm 3 describing blows against the wicked.
Psalm 44:23Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.Both urge the Lord to arise, expressing the urgency of prayer when his intervention is still sought.
Psalm 44:26Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.Both ask God to rise and act; Psalm 9 seeks judgment, while Psalm 44 asks for help and redemption.
Psalm 119:126It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.Both appeal for the LORD to act against human wrongdoing, with Psalm 119 naming the breaking of his law.
Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the LORD! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who …Both cry for the LORD to rise and act, with Isaiah recalling his strength against Rahab and the monster.
Revelation 19:15Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press …The psalm asks for nations to face God's judgment; Revelation depicts the nations struck with a sword under God's wrath.
Job 31:14what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?Both connect God’s rising with human accountability: the nations face judgment in the psalm, and Job anticipates answering God.
Genesis 32:28He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”Both speak of human prevailing in relation to God, though Jacob’s struggle differs from the psalm’s plea against nations.
Joel 3:12“Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.Both name the nations as subject to God’s judgment, with Joel naming the valley where he will judge them.
Jeremiah 10:25Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, and on the families that don’t call on your name; for they have devoured Jacob. Yes, they have devoured …Both appeal for divine judgment against nations; Jeremiah names their destruction of Jacob as the reason for his plea.
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The plea for judgment leaves the verdict with God. Even when nations seem beyond restraint, their power does not place them beyond his authority.
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