"Arise, Lord! Lift up Your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless ... But You, O God, do see trouble and grief; You consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless ... The Lord is King for ever and ever ... You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more." Psalm 10:12-18 (NIV)
"Arise, Lord!" is a battle cry and "Lift up Your hand" is a reference to God's strength and power. There is a battle going on against the wicked and this is David's call to God not to forget the helpless, the weak, the orphans, the sick, the oppressed, the depressed, those that are in trouble, and those that are suffering. The prayer is for God to hear their cry, to encourage them, and to help them.
The same is true for us today. The wicked seem to have triumphed over the righteous. Evil people seem to be prosperous and the righteous people seem to be suffering from one calamity after another. However, things are not as they seem. The Lord God is King, and He is in control. He knows our situations and our desires. Be encouraged, He hears our cry and our prayers. He has the power to make wrong things right. We just need to be confident that He will do so. Pray, have faith, and wait on The Lord.
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