Psalm 10:12
New International Version
Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

New Living Translation
Arise, O LORD! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not ignore the helpless!

English Standard Version
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.

Berean Standard Bible
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

King James Bible
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

New King James Version
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.

New American Standard Bible
Arise, LORD; God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble.

NASB 1995
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

NASB 1977
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

Legacy Standard Bible
Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

Amplified Bible
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand [in judgment]; Do not forget the suffering.

Christian Standard Bible
Rise up, LORD God! Lift up your hand. Do not forget the oppressed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rise up, LORD God! Lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

American Standard Version
Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.

Contemporary English Version
Do something, LORD God, and use your powerful arm to help those in need.

English Revised Version
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the poor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Arise, O LORD! Lift your hand, O God. Do not forget oppressed people!

Good News Translation
O LORD, punish those wicked people! Remember those who are suffering!

International Standard Version
Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!

Majority Standard Bible
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

NET Bible
Rise up, LORD! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

New Heart English Bible
Arise, LORD. God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the helpless.

Webster's Bible Translation
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the humble.

World English Bible
Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Arise, O YHWH! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.

Young's Literal Translation
Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

Smith's Literal Translation
Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thine hand: thou wilt not forget the poor.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Arise, O Lord God, let thy hand be exalted: forget not the poor.

Catholic Public Domain Version
O Lord God, rise up. Let your hand be exalted. Do not forget the poor.

New American Bible
Rise up, LORD! God, lift up your hand! Do not forget the poor!

New Revised Standard Version
Rise up, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Arise, O LORD; O my God, lift up thine hand; forget not the afflicted.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Arise, LORD JEHOVAH, my God, and lift your hand and do not forget the afflicted one.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; Forget not the humble.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Perils of the Pilgrim
11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” 12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. 13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”…

Cross References
Psalm 9:19
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Isaiah 33:10
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Psalm 44:26
Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.

Psalm 74:22
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

Psalm 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

Psalm 35:23
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Psalm 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Psalm 3:7
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 12:5
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

Psalm 17:13
Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

Psalm 94:2
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.

Isaiah 2:19
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

Isaiah 51:17
Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.

Luke 18:7-8
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”


Treasury of Scripture

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble.

Arise

Psalm 3:7
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Psalm 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

Psalm 9:19
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

lift

Psalm 94:2
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

Isaiah 26:11
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

Isaiah 33:10
Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

forget

Psalm 9:12
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

Psalm 13:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalm 77:9
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

humble.

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Psalm 10
1. David complains of the wicked
12. He prays for remedy
16. He professes his confidence














Arise, O LORD!
The call to "Arise" is a plea for divine intervention. In Hebrew, the word "arise" (קוּם, qum) often signifies action, awakening, or coming to aid. This invocation is a common motif in the Psalms, where the psalmist seeks God's active presence in times of distress. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of deities as warriors who rise to defend their people. The psalmist is invoking the LORD, the covenant name of God (YHWH), emphasizing a personal relationship and trust in God's power and justice.

Lift up Your hand, O God
"Lifting up the hand" is a metaphor for action and power. In biblical times, the hand symbolized strength and authority. The Hebrew word for "hand" (יָד, yad) is often used in contexts of deliverance and judgment. By asking God to lift His hand, the psalmist is requesting a demonstration of divine power against the forces of evil. This phrase underscores the belief in God's sovereignty and His ability to intervene in human affairs, reflecting a deep faith in His righteous judgment.

Do not forget the helpless
The plea for God not to "forget" (שָׁכַח, shakach) the helpless is a call for divine remembrance and action. In the ancient world, to be forgotten was to be abandoned or left without aid. The "helpless" (עָנִי, ani) refers to those who are oppressed, poor, or marginalized. This reflects a consistent biblical theme where God is portrayed as the defender of the vulnerable. The psalmist appeals to God's character as compassionate and just, trusting that He will uphold the cause of those who cannot defend themselves. This phrase serves as a reminder of God's enduring commitment to justice and mercy, encouraging believers to trust in His unfailing care.

(12) Here the acrostic arrangement is resumed with koph.

Verse 12. - Arise, O Lord (comp. Psalm 9:19). At this point the psalmist passes from description to invocation. From ver. 2 to the end of ver. 11 he has described the conduct, the temper, and the very inmost thoughts of the wicked. Now he addresses himself to God - he summons God to arise to vengeance. As Hengetenberg says, "Here the second part begins - prayer, springing out of the lamentation which has preceded;" prayer and invocation, beginning here, and terminating at the close of ver. 15. O God, lift up thine hand; i.e. to strike, to take vengeance on the wicked. Forget not the humble; or, the afflicted. Do not justify the hidden thought of the wicked (ver. 11), that thou forgettest - show that thou rememberest at once the sufferings of the afflicted, and the guilt of their oppressors.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Arise,
קוּמָ֤ה (qū·māh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

O LORD!
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

Lift up
נְשָׂ֣א (nə·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

Your hand,
יָדֶ֑ךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

O God.
אֵ֭ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

forget
תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח (tiš·kaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

the helpless.
עֲנָוִֽים׃ (‘ă·nā·wîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble


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