Psalm 44:23

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Cross-reference

Psalm 44:9 Parallel

Psalm 44:9 states God's rejection that prompts the cry in verse 23, providing the immediate context within the same psalm.

Psalm 88:14 Parallel

Psalm 88:14 asks why God rejects and hides, sharing the theme of divine abandonment found in Psalm 44:23.

Psalm 78:65 Parallel

Psalm 78:65 describes God actually awakening like a warrior, providing a narrative answer to the plea in Psalm 44:23.

Psalm 74:1 Parallel

Psalm 74:1 laments God's rejection, echoing the same complaint that underlies the plea in Psalm 44:23.

Psalm 59:5 Parallel

Psalm 59:5 uses 'rouse yourself' to call God to action against enemies, paralleling the plea in Psalm 44:23.

Psalm 59:4 Parallel

Psalm 59:4 similarly calls on God to awake and help, sharing the urgent language of awakening.

Psalm 35:23 Parallel

Psalm 35:23 echoes the same cry for God to awake and fight, reinforcing the plea for divine intervention.

Psalm 7:6 Parallel

Psalm 7:6 calls God to 'awake' and arise against enemies, matching the plea in Psalm 44:23 for God to rouse himself.

Psalm 17:13 Parallel

Psalm 17:13 also begins 'Arise, O Lord!' — a direct parallel in the plea for God to confront enemies.

Psalm 42:9 Related theme

Psalm 42:9 asks 'Why have you forgotten me?' — a parallel lament of feeling abandoned, matching the psalmist's 'Why are you sleeping?'

Psalm 9:19 Parallel

Psalm 9:19 repeats the urgent cry 'Arise, O Lord!' — a strong verbal parallel calling for divine intervention.

Psalm 3:7 Parallel

Psalm 3:7 directly echoes the call 'Arise, O Lord!' — a parallel plea for God to wake and save.

Psalm 74:11 Related theme

Psalm 74:11 asks 'Why do you hold back your hand?' — a strong parallel questioning God's inaction, similar to 'Why are you sleeping?'

Psalm 80:2 Parallel

Psalm 80:2 calls God to 'stir up your might' — a strong parallel to 'rouse yourself', both imploring God to act.

Psalm 83:1 Parallel

Psalm 83:1 begs God not to keep silence — a strong parallel plea for God to stop being passive, akin to 'Awake!'

Psalm 12:5 Parallel

Psalm 12:5 has God saying 'I will now arise' to help the needy, a divine response to the kind of plea in Psalm 44:23.

Isaiah 51:9 Parallel

Isaiah 51:9 repeats the call for God to awake and act, linking to the same motif of divine awakening.

Mark 4:38 Typology

Mark 4:38 shows disciples waking Jesus in a storm, mirroring the cry for God to awake—a typological fulfillment of the plea.

In Jeremiah 14:9, the same cry for God to awake from seeming inaction appears, pleading for deliverance.

In Matthew 8:25, the disciples literally wake Jesus, mirroring the psalmist's cry for God to awake and save.

1 Kings 18:27 mocks Baal as possibly sleeping, contrasting with the psalmist's plea for the true God to awake.

Job 8:6 Contrast

Job 8:6 uses the same 'rouse himself' language but conditions it on righteousness, contrasting with the psalmist's plea despite innocence.

Daniel 9:19 Parallel

In Daniel 9:19, Daniel pleads for God to act without delay, echoing the urgency of the psalmist's call to awake.