35:23 Rouse yourself, wake up 1 and vindicate me! 2
My God and Lord, defend my just cause! 3
35:24 Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God!
Do not let them gloat 4 over me!
[35:23] 1 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.
[35:23] 2 tn Heb “for my justice.”
[35:23] 3 tn Heb “for my cause.”
[35:24] 4 tn Heb “rejoice.”
