Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
The prayer asks God to judge the speaker in harmony with divine righteousness. It seeks a right judgment from God joined with restraint of enemies, that they not be allowed to rejoice over him or triumph against him. The appeal is an expression of trust in God's justice rather than a desire for personal revenge. Prophetically, the psalm gives voice to Christ's inner experience in His struggles with the enemy, so this plea is His appeal to God amid suffering and opposition.
The prayer asks God to judge the speaker in harmony with divine righteousness. It seeks a right judgment from God joined with restraint of enemies, that they not be allowed to rejoice over him or triumph against him. The appeal is an expression of trust in God's justice rather than a desire for personal revenge. Prophetically, the psalm gives voice to Christ's inner experience in His struggles with the enemy, so this plea is His appeal to God amid suffering and opposition.