Daily Devotions
Psalms
Psalm 44:23a "Awake! Why do You sleep, O LORD?"
Day 38 – Psalm 45
“Awake! Why do You sleep, O LORD?” Psalm 44:23a
AN IMPASSIONED PLEA
The following text would need careful interpretation or it might be completely misread.
“Awake! Why do you sleep, O LORD?
Arise! Do not cast us off forever.”
Psalm 44:23
1. “Awake! Why do you sleep, O LORD?”
This is not impertinence! The sons of Korah still acknowledged God as LORD!
a) Imagine a person at wits end.
b) He cannot fathom the silence of God.
c) The only imagery he can come up with is the thought of “sleep”.
d) A person who is asleep does not hear and cannot respond.
e) The sons of Korah are perplexed as to why God had not answered yet!
The word “awake” was also used by the psalmist David. He employed the word “awake” to plead with God to come to his rescue and to vindicate him (Psalm 35:23).
2. “Arise! Do not cast us off forever.”
The word “arise” was also used by the psalmist David. In Psalm 7:6, David used the word “arise” to plead with God to fight against wicked enemies.