New English Translation
Psalms 74:21
21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor 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 hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people! 20Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules. Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! 22Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long! 23Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.
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 9:18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.
- Psalms 12:5“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
- Psalms 102:19For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,
- Psalms 109:22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel will be delivered once and for all by the Lord; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.
- Psalms 102:21so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,
- Ezra 3:11With antiphonal response they sang, praising and glorifying the Lord: “For he is good; his loyal love toward Israel is forever.” All the people gave a loud shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.
- Jeremiah 33:11Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’
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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