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Psalm 74:21 KJV
Psalms · chapter 74 · verse 21
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.Psalm 74:21 · King James Version
Psalm 74:21 in context
19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- oppresseddakcrushedH1790 →
- ashamedkâlamproperly, to woundH3637 →
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- praisehâlalto be clearH1984 →
- needyʼebyôwndestituteH34 →
- poorʻânîydepressed, in mind or circumstancesH6041 →
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The psalmist here, in the name of the church, most earnestly begs that God would appear fro them against their enemies, and put an end to their present troubles. To encourage his own faith, he interests God in this matter (Psa 74:22): Arise, O God! plead thy own cause.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-23