Come, LORD! Save me, my God! You punish all my enemies and leave them powerless to harm me.

"But now I will come," says the LORD, "because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for."

Oppose those who oppose me, LORD, and fight those who fight against me!

Rouse yourself, O Lord, and defend me; rise up, my God, and plead my cause.

Come to our aid! Because of your constant love save us!

God rises up and scatters his enemies. Those who hate him run away in defeat.

As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off; as wax melts in front of the fire, so do the wicked perish in God's presence.

The LORD is ready to state his case; he is ready to judge his people.

Walk over these total ruins; our enemies have destroyed everything in the Temple.

LORD, you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger!

You are the judge of us all; rise and give the proud what they deserve!

The LORD says to the nations, "Now I will act. I will show how powerful I am.

Now, LORD our God, rescue us from the Assyrians, so that all the nations of the world will know that you alone are God."

Wake up, Lord! Why are you asleep? Rouse yourself ! Don't reject us forever!

Rise, LORD God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors!

They are like a dream that goes away in the morning; when you rouse yourself, O Lord, they disappear.

At last the Lord woke up as though from sleep; he was like a strong man excited by wine.

Wake up, LORD, and help us! Use your power and save us; use it as you did in ancient times. It was you that cut the sea monster Rahab to pieces.

You made your judgment known from heaven; the world was afraid and kept silent,

when you rose up to pronounce judgment, to save all the oppressed on earth.

The LORD judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.

Absalom and all the Israelites said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." The LORD had decided that Ahithophel's good advice would not be followed, so that disaster would come on Absalom.