Arise.

In response to a question: What are the differences in the words rise and arise?

Rise-
verb: Move from a lower position to a higher one "The sun rises in the morning"
noun: An upward movement; an instance of becoming higher: "the bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises".

Arise-
verb: Emerge; become apparent: "new difficulties had arisen".
Come into being; originate: "God arose Adam from the dust"

Rise seems to me it concludes once the action has been competed. Rise means to get up. Rise is an action that is performed in or through something that has already been brought into existence.
Arise seems to mean more than just to rise. Arise means to get up and the action continues...its keeps going. Arise is an action of bringing something from death to life. Arise can bring nothing into something.

A few verses:
Luke 15:18 Jesus says, "I will ARISE and go to my father, and I will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.'"
Daniel talks a lot about Kingdoms ARISING and Kings ARISING...(8:22; 11:21; 7:24)
Eph. 5:13-14 "But when anything is exposed by light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, 'Awake, O sleeper, and ARISE from the dead and Christ will come to you.'" (PS I'm working on memorizing this verse, theres something about it I cannot get away from...you should memorize it too and when I see you we can cite it together!)

John 11:23-24 Jesus says, 'Your brother (lazurus) will RISE again.' Martha said to him, 'I know he will RISE again in the resurrection on the last day.'
Luke 21:10 "Nation will RISE against nation, and kingdom against kingdom..."
Psalm 44:26 "RISE up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love."
Proverbs 31:28 "Her children RISE up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."

For the most part the two words are pretty interchangeable, but it seems to me ARISE could be a more powerful word. Jesus Himself uses the word ARISE for the powerful action of Him returning to the Father. To ARISE is to bring life from death. When I think of ARISE I think of God breathing the breath of life into Adam...the image on the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo so perfectly painted of the Creation of Adam. On the other hand, RISE is a more common term used to describe the more mundane and typical. I guess, it just depends on your own use of the two words and how you personally interpret them.

Another question: What are the Psalms?

Psalm is the longest book in the Bible with 150 psalms, most written by King David, "favored by the Lord." Apparently, the word Psalms comes from a Greek word which means, "a song sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument." I think thats beautiful and helps me understand....You know how on rainy days your mood becomes more somber and calmed, while on sunny days your mood seems to lift? I often think of my life as a soundtrack...on good days, I walk with a pep in my step and its almost like I'm dancing to jazz or skipping to some folk music, but on rainy days, my head hangs lower and I love my slow chill acoustic music, I sit for long periods of time and think to classical music. Every day, the songs I sing to God change with the music playing in the background of my life. While we have control of the songs we sing and how we respond to God, we don't have full control of circumstances, God determines those.

Therefore, the Psalms are David's response to different seasons of music in his life. Sometimes he sings praises, while in others I cannot seem to find any joy but just remorse or pain. I love the authenticity of the psalms, they make me feel like I am not alone in the way I feel sometimes. Some days I realize it is okay to be mad or upset or in pain or confused, and then there are also days when things make complete sense and all I can do is praise Him. The psalms are so diverse and address so many subjects. They are a beautiful songs of our lives.

Reminds me of one of my top 5 favorite verses: "For everything there is a season, a time for every matter under heaven" Ecc 3:1

Found this poem randomly, thought it was intriguing based on the topic of "Rise"...its a poem about perseverance when the world tells you to quit. Deep called to deep in this one.

"Still I Rise" poem by Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.