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Psalms 74:21
21Oh let not the oppressed one return ashamed; let the afflicted and needy praise thy 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
19Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever. 20Have respect unto the covenant; for the dark places of the earth are full of the dwellings of violence. Oh let not the oppressed one return ashamed; let the afflicted and needy praise thy name. 22Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day; 23Forget not the voice of thine adversaries: the tumult of those that rise up against thee ascendeth continually.
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:21 word by word
אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 74:21
- Psalms 9:18For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
- Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.
- Psalms 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,
- Psalms 109:22For I am afflicted and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded, unto the ages of ages.
- Psalms 102:21That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
- Ezra 3:11And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
- Jeremiah 33:11there shall again be heard the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give ye thanks unto Jehovah of hosts; for Jehovah is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever, — of them that bring thanksgiving unto the house of Jehovah. For I will turn the captivity of the land as in the beginning, saith Jehovah.
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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