Psalms 10:12

10:12 Rise up, Lord! ¹ 

O God, strike him down! ² 

Do not forget the oppressed!

Ezekiel 44:12

44:12 Because they used to minister to them before their idols, and became a sinful obstacle ³  to the house of Israel, consequently I have made a vow ⁴  concerning them, declares the sovereign Lord, that they will be responsible ⁵  for their sin.

Micah 5:9

5:9 Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; ⁶ 

may all your enemies be destroyed! ⁷ 

[10:12]  ¹ sn Rise up, O Lord! The psalmist’s mood changes from lament to petition and confidence.

[10:12]  ² tn Heb “lift up your hand.” Usually the expression “lifting the hand” refers to praying (Pss 28:2; 134:2) or making an oath (Ps 106:26), but here it probably refers to “striking a blow” (see 2 Sam 18:28; 20:21). Note v. 15, where the psalmist asks the Lord to “break the arm of the wicked.” A less likely option is that the psalmist is requesting that the Lord declare by oath his intention to intervene.

[44:12]  ³ tn Heb “a stumbling block of iniquity.” This is a unique phrase of the prophet Ezekiel (cf. also Ezek 7:19; 14:3, 4, 7; 18:30).

[44:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[44:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “will bear.”

[5:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “let your hand be lifted against your adversaries.”

[5:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “be cut off.”