Job 8:6
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6 if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will rouse himself for you
and restore to you your rightful place.(A)
Isaiah 51:9
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9 Awake, awake, put on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake, as in days of old,
the generations of long ago!
Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces,
who pierced the dragon?(A)
Isaiah 3:10
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10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,
for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.(A)
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
Job 5:24
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24 You shall know that your tent is safe;
you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.(A)
Psalm 59:4-5
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4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
Rouse yourself, come to my help and see!(A)
5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Awake to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah(B)
Psalm 7:6
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6 Rise up, O Lord, in your anger;
lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
awake, O my God;[a] you have appointed a judgment.(A)
Footnotes
- 7.6 Or awake for me
Job 16:17
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17 though there is no violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure.(A)
1 John 3:19-22
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19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(A) 20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God, 22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(B)
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