Psalms 74:9

Psalms 74:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
• New International Version (NIV)We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.

Context of Psalms 74:9

7They completely burned your temple. They knocked it down to the ground! They caused your special place to become useless! 8They said to themselves, ‘We will completely destroy them all.’ So they burned down every place in the land where people meet to worship God. We no longer see any signs that God is with us. There are no more prophets among us. Nobody can tell us how long this will continue. 10God, how long will our enemies laugh at you? Will they insult your name for ever? 11Why do you do nothing to help us? Use your power now to punish them!

Psalms 74:9 word by word

אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֥א רָ֫אִ֥ינוּ אֵֽין־ע֥וֹד נָבִ֑יא וְלֹֽא־אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ יֹדֵ֥עַ עַד־מָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• not our signsאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• no more any prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• among us any that knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• how longעַד‛ad · tillH5704

Cross-references for Psalms 74:9

• Exodus 12:13When you put the blood round the doors of your houses, that will be a sign to show that you live there. When I see the blood on your house, I will pass over you. No trouble will hurt you, when I attack the people of Egypt.
• Exodus 13:9This special time will be like a mark on your hand. It will be like something that you fix between your eyes. It will be a sign that causes you to remember what happened on this day. Then you will not forget to speak about the Law of the Lord. Remember this: The Lord brought you out of Egypt with his great power.
• Judges 6:17Gideon replied, ‘If you are pleased with me, please do something special. I want to know that you really are the Lord who is speaking to me.
• Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them Sabbath days when they would rest. It would help them to remember that they belong to me. They would know that I, the Lord, have made them my holy people.
• Hebrews 2:4God himself also showed clearly that what these people said is true. He did many miracles and powerful things which showed that he was with them. He also helped them with gifts from the Holy Spirit, in the way that he wanted.
• 1 Samuel 3:1The boy Samuel continued to serve the Lord. Eli the priest taught him what to do. In those days, the Lord did not often give his messages to people. He did not often show things to them in visions.
• Amos 8:11The Lord God says, ‘Listen to me! At that time, I will cause you to be very hungry. It will not be because you need food and water. Instead, everyone in the land will want to hear a message from me.
• Micah 3:6Because of that, it will become like night for you. I will not show you my messages. You will no longer see what will happen in future times. The sun will go down over you prophets, and the day will become dark for you.

Commentaries on Psalms 74:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9We see not our signs - "They have taken away all our trophies, and have left us no memorial that God has been among us. Even thou thyself hast left us destitute of all those supernatural evidences that have so often convinced us that thou wert among us of a truth." But we may say that they were not totally destitute even of these. The preservation of Daniel in the lion's den, and of the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace; the metamorphosis of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9We see not our signs - The emblems of worship, or the national emblems or banners, which we have been accustomed to see. There are no signals or tokens of our nationality in the land. All have been removed by the invaders, and we see everywhere evidences of the presence of a foreign power. The marks of our own independency are gone. The nation is subdued and conquered. There is no more any prophet - No one is raised up as the special messenger of God to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23The psalmist laments the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. This happened in 586 BC. The psalmist uses vivid imagery, asks questions, recalls fresh memories, and directly asks the Lord to act (Psalm 74:19–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. signs--of God's presence, as altar, ark, &c. (compare Psa 74:4; 2Ch 36:18, 19; Da 5:2). no more any prophet--(Is 3:2; Jr 40:1; 43:6). how long--this is to last. Jeremiah's prophecy (Jr 25:11), if published, may not have been generally known or understood. To the bulk of the people, during the captivity, the occasional and local prophetical services of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel would not make an exception to the clause, "there is no more any…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