Arise, O LORD, in your anger, lift up yourself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that you have commanded.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
5. "Arise, O Lord, in Thine anger" (ver. 6). Why yet does he, who we say is perfect, incite God to anger? Must we not see, whether he rather be not perfect, who, when he was being stoned, said, "O Lord, lay not this sin to their charge"? Or does the Psalmist pray thus not against men, but against the devil and his angels, whose possession sinners and the ungodly are? He then does not pray against him in wrath, but in mercy, whosoever prays that that possession may be taken from him by that Lord "who justifieth the ungodly." For when the ungodly is justified, from ungodly he is made just, and from being the possession of the devil he passes into the temple of God. And since it is a punishment that a possession, in which one longs to have rule, should be taken away from him: this punishment, that he should cease to possess those whom he now possesses, the Psalmist calls the anger of God against the devil. "Arise, O Lord; in Thine anger." "Arise" (he has used it as "appear"), in words, th...
Borders. Hebrew is rendered, "fury of my enemies. "
My is found in some copies of the Septuagint, though the edition of Comp. and Aldus agree with the Vulgate, and Bos observes, that an ancient interpreter rendered the first word as we do. (Berg.)
Habar means, "to pass "and, of course, Beha broth (Haydock) may denote, in the borders; (Berg.) though St. Jerome, have, "rise up indignant over mine enemies. "Avenge thy own cause, as they would overturn thy decree, which has called me to the throne. (Haydock)
Commanded. Shew thy power, and protect me, since thou hast ordered me to reign. (Worthington)
Convince my enemies of the injustice of their proceedings, (Haydock) and cause them to repent. Thy order is what displeased Saul. Protect me as thou hast promised. Chaldean, "Execute the judgment in my favour, which thou hast decreed. "Then all will obey. (Calmet)
O Lord, my God. Hebrew has not Lord, and some translate elai, "to me. "But it also means, "my God. "(Berthier)
