Psalms 3:7
Arise, O LORD!
What it says
David asks the LORD to arise, save, and strike his enemies on the cheek while breaking the teeth of the wicked.
What it is doing
This verse is the psalm's urgent cry for decisive intervention.
In context
1A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. 2Many say of me, 3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, 4To the LORD I cry aloud, 5I lie down and sleep; 6I will not fear the myriads 7Arise, O LORD! 8Salvation belongs to the LORD;