Psalms 74:21
O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
In Context
20Keep in mind your undertaking; for the dark places of the earth are full of pride and cruel acts.
Cross References
Psalms 9:18\9:17\The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.
Psalms 35:10All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.
Psalms 103:6The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.
Isaiah 45:17But the Lord will make Israel free with an eternal salvation: you will not be put to shame or made low for ever and ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:19-23
Earnest Supplications; Pleading with God. 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord , and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause:… Read the whole commentary →