Psalms 74:22
Arise, God, and defend your cause: remember how fools all the day insult you.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
In Context
21O let not the downtrodden turn back ashamed: let the poor and the needy sing praise to your name.
23Do not forget the uproar of your enemies, the din of your foes that ascends evermore.
Cross References
Psalms 35:23Bestir you, awake, for my right my God, my Lord, for my cause.
Psalms 74:18Yet, for all this, the foe has insulted you, Lord, and a nation of fools has reviled your name.
Psalms 79:9Help us, O God our savior, for the renown of your name: for your reputation deliver us and cover over our sins.
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 →