Friday, February 24, 2017

Psalm 44:23-24

Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever. Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression? 

Awake, Lord! 
Psalm 7:6  Arise, LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God, decree justice.

Why do you sleep? 
Psalm 78:65  Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

Rouse yourself! 
Psalm 59:5  You, LORD God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.

Do not reject us forever 
Psalm 74:1  O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalm 77:7  "Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?"

Why do you hide your face 
Deuteronomy 32:20  "I will hide my face from them," he said, "and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful."
Psalm 13:1  How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

and forget 
Lamentations 5:20  Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?

our misery and oppression 
Deuteronomy 26:7  Then we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression.

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 
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