Psalms 74:23

Psalms 74:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar.

Context of Psalms 74:23

21Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. 22Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long. Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.

Psalms 74:23 word by word

אַל־תִּ֭שְׁכַּח ק֣וֹל צֹרְרֶ֑יךָ שְׁא֥וֹן קָ֝מֶ֗יךָ עֹלֶ֥ה תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forgetשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• not the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of thine enemiesצָרַרtsârar · to vexH6887
• the tumultשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• of those that rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against thee increasethעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548

Cross-references for Psalms 74:23

• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”
• Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
• Psalms 74:4Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
• Isaiah 37:29Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.
• Lamentations 2:16All your enemies open their mouths wide against you; they scoff and gnash their teeth and say, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day we have waited for; we have lived to see it.”
• Revelation 17:14They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
• Jonah 1:2“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

Commentaries on Psalms 74:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Forget not the voice - While we pray to thee for our own salvation, we call upon thee to vindicate thy injured honor: and let all the nations see that thou lovest thy followers, and hatest those who are thy enemies. Let not man prevail against thee or thine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Forget not the voice of thine enemies - The voice of thine enemies clamoring for the destruction of thy people. Compare Psalm 137:7. The prayer is, that God would bring deserved chastisement upon them for their purposes and their aims against his people. It is not necessarily a prayer for vengeance; it is a prayer for just retribution. The tumult of those that rise up against thee - Of those that make war on thee, and on thy people. The word ““tumult”…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. 22-2322-23. (Compare Psa 3:7; 7:6). God hears the wicked to their own ruin (Ge 4:10; 18:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 74:23

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Zeal, Religious

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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