Psalms 74:21

O let not the oppressed return in shame; 1 let the oni and evyon praise Thy Shem. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

In Context

20Have regard unto the Brit (covenant); 1 for the dark places of the earth 1 are full of the habitations of chamas. 1

22Arise, O Elohim, fight for Thine Own cause; 1 remember how the naval (foolish man) revileth Thee kol hayom. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 9:18The resha'im shall be turned into Sheol, 1 and all the Goyim that forget Elohim. 1

Psalms 35:10All my atzmot shall say, 1 Hashem, mi khamocha (who is like Thee), 1 Who deliverest the oni (poor) from him that is too strong for him, 1 yes, the oni and the evyon (needy) from him that despoileth him? 1

Psalms 103:6Hashem executeth tzedakot 1 and mishpatim for all that are oppressed. 1

Isaiah 45:17But Yisroel shall be saved in Hashem 1 with a Teshuat Olamim (an everlasting salvation); 1 ye shall not be ashamed 1 nor confounded ad olemei ad (for all eternity). 1

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 →

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