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65 Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep,
    like a warrior aroused from a drunken stupor.

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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(A)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

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23 Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
    Get up! Do not reject us forever.

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23 Awake,(A) Lord! Why do you sleep?(B)
    Rouse yourself!(C) Do not reject us forever.(D)

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Wake up, wake up, O Lord! Clothe yourself with strength!
    Flex your mighty right arm!
Rouse yourself as in the days of old
    when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 51:9 Hebrew You slew Rahab; you pierced the dragon. Rahab is the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature. The name is used here as a poetic name for Egypt.

Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?

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13 The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero;
    he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.
He will shout his battle cry
    and crush all his enemies.

14 He will say, “I have long been silent;
    yes, I have restrained myself.
But now, like a woman in labor,
    I will cry and groan and pant.

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13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(A)
    like a warrior(B) he will stir up his zeal;(C)
with a shout(D) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(E)

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(F)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(G)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(H)

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20 When you arise, O Lord,
    you will laugh at their silly ideas
    as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.

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20 They are like a dream(A) when one awakes;(B)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.(C)

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Arise, O Lord, in anger!
    Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
    Wake up, my God, and bring justice!

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Arise,(A) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(B)
    Awake,(C) my God; decree justice.

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