Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 74:21
21Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.
Psalms 74:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Context of Psalms 74:21
19Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not forget the lives of your poor people forever. 20Consider the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of violence. Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name. 22Rise up, God, champion your cause! Remember the insults that fools bring against you all day long. 23Do not forget the clamor of your adversaries, the tumult of your opponents that goes up constantly.
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:21 word by word
אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 74:21
- Psalms 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.
- Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the needy and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the Lord. “I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”
- Psalms 102:19He looked down from his holy heights — the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth —
- Psalms 109:22For I am suffering and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated for all eternity.
- Psalms 102:21so that they might declare the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem
- Ezra 3:11They sang with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord: “For he is good; his faithful love to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid.
- Jeremiah 33:11a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying, Give thanks to the Lord of Armies, for the Lord is good; his faithful love endures forever as they bring thanksgiving sacrifices to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 74:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Let not the oppressed return ashamed - Do not permit thy people to be so diminished, that when, according to thy promise, they are restored to their own land, they may appear to be but a handful of men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21O let not the oppressed return ashamed - Ashamed by being disappointed, as if they had trusted in that which had no claims to confidence. Compare the notes at Job 6:20. The word rendered “oppressed,” means “trodden down, crushed, broken, afflicted.” It refers to the people as attacked by foreign armies, or as crushed by those who had gained power over them. The word “return” refers to their coining back from God - from the throne of mercy. Let them not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The psalmist begs that God would appear for the church against their enemies. The folly of such as revile his gospel and his servants will be plain to all. Let us call upon our God to enlighten the dark nations of the earth; and to rescue his people, that the poor and needy may praise his name. Blessed Saviour, thou art the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Make thy people more than conquerors. Be thou, Lord, all in all to them in every…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23The poet urges God to act.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. oppressed--broken (Psa 9:9). return--from seeking God. ashamed--(Psa 35:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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