Psalms 74:22

Arise! O God, plead thine own cause, Remember the reproach of thee, from the impious one, all the day:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

In Context

21May the crushed one not again be confounded, As for the oppressed and the needy, let them praise thy Name.

23Do not forget the voice of thine adversaries, The noise of thine assailants, ascending continually.

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:16Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear, and hear, Open, O Yahweh, thine eyes, and see,—yea hear thou the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent—To reproach a Living God!

Psalms 35:23Bestir thyself and wake up, to my vindication, O my God and My Lord!—to my plea:

Psalms 74:18Remember this, An enemy, hath reproached Yahweh, Yea, an impious people, have reviled thy Name.

Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, on account of the glory of thy Name,—Rescue us then, and put a propitiatory-covering over our sins, For the sake of thy Name.

Isaiah 52:5Now, therefore, what do I here? Demandeth Yahweh. That my people have been taken away for nought? They who rule them, do howl, Declareth Yahweh, And, continually—all the day, is my Name brought into contempt.

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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