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 set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. 8They say to themselves, “We will oppress all of them.” They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land. We do not see any signs of God’s presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last. 10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever? 11Why do you remain inactive? Intervene and destroy him!

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 12:13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 13:9It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.
• Judges 6:17Gideon said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
• Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.
• Hebrews 2:4while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
• 1 Samuel 3:1Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.
• Amos 8:11Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land – not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation!
• Micah 3:6Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.

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