¹³ Arise, Yahweh, Confront him, cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

⁷ Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

²⁸ to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.

¹² Aren't you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed him for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.

⁹ Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who did cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?

²⁶ Have you not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be your to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

⁵ They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

¹⁵ Shall the axe boast itself against him who hews therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? as if a rod should wield those who lift it up, [or] as if a staff should lift up [him who is] not wood.

⁵ Ho Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

¹²⁶ It is time to act, Yahweh, For they break your law.

²⁶ Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake.

²³ Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever.

²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.

¹¹ God is a righteous judge, Yes, a God who has indignation every day.

¹² If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; He has bent and strung his bow.

¹³ He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

⁶ Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.