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Psalms 74:21
21We are weak, and people want to hurt us. Do not let us become ashamed. Instead, let the poor, weak people 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
19We, your people, are like your own special dove. Do not let wild animals destroy us! We are weak and poor, so do not forget about us! 20Remember what you have promised to do for us. There are dark places everywhere, where cruel people hide. We are weak, and people want to hurt us. Do not let us become ashamed. Instead, let the poor, weak people praise your name! 22Do something, God! Show everyone that you are good. Think how fools are laughing at you all the time. 23Do not forget what your enemies are saying. They shout things against you all the time!
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:21 word by word
אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 74:21
- Psalms 9:18Know this: God will not forget the poor for ever. People who suffer should continue to hope.
- Psalms 12:5But the Lord says: ‘Now I will do something! I know the cruel things that wicked people do to poor people. When weak people cry with pain, I hear them. So I will make them safe, as they want me to do for them.’
- Psalms 102:19Tell them that the Lord looked down from his home in heaven. He saw what was happening on the earth.
- Psalms 109:22I am weak and helpless. My heart beats fast inside me.
- Isaiah 45:17The Lord will make Israel safe. Israel will be safe and free for ever. You will never be ashamed again. People will never insult you again.
- Psalms 102:21As a result, people will shout the Lord's name in Zion. Yes, they will praise him in Jerusalem!
- Ezra 3:11They sang together to praise the Lord. Group by group, they sang these words: ‘He is good. His love for Israel will continue for ever.’ Then all the people shouted loudly to praise the Lord. They praised him because they had finished work on the temple's foundation.
- Jeremiah 33:11You will hear the sounds of happy people. You will hear the songs of men and women at their weddings. You will hear the voices of people as they bring gifts to the Lord's temple to thank him. They will say, ‘We thank the Lord Almighty, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever.’ Yes, I will make the land successful again, as it was before.” That is what the Lord says.
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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