“Rise Up, O LORD”

In the wilderness

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Numbers 10:35–36

³⁵Whenever the ark moved forward, Moses would cry out, "Rise up, LORD! Let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!" ³⁶And whenever it came to rest, he would say, "Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel."

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Prayers of Moses“Rise Up, O LORD”

What happened

Whenever the ark of the covenant set out, Moses said, “Rise up, O LORD! May your enemies be scattered.” When it came to rest, he said, “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”

Where this fits

One of 17 passages in Moses' Prayers of Moses, in the group “In the wilderness.”

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