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 have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name. 8They said in their heart, “Let’s completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet, Nor is there anyone among us who knows how long. 10How long, God, will the enemy taunt You? Shall the enemy treat Your name disrespectfully forever? 11Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Extend it from Your chest and destroy them!

Psalms 74:9 word by word

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

• We do not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• signsאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• Thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• any prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• amongאֵת'êth · withH854
• us who knowsיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• longעַד‛ad · tillH5704

Cross-references for Psalms 74:9

• Exodus 12:13The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will come upon you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 13:9And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.
• Judges 6:17So Gideon said to Him, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, then perform for me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
• Ezekiel 20:12Also I gave them My Sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, so that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
• Hebrews 2:4God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
• 1 Samuel 3:1Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days; visions were infrequent.
• Amos 8:11“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, But rather for hearing the words of the Lord.
• Micah 3:6Therefore it will be night for you--without vision, And darkness for you--without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, And the day will become dark over them.

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