lie upon

verb3

1. •
   To lie on.

   • She was lying upon the bed.
2. •
   (no longer used) To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.

   • It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.
3. •
   (no longer used) To importune; to urge; to solicit.

   • The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.