Text -- Psalms 74:21-23 (NET)

74:21 Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! 74:22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long! 74:23 Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 74:21

¹ sn Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! The statement is metonymic. The point is this: May the oppressed be delivered from their enemies! Then they will have ample reason to praise God’s name.

NET Notes: Psa 74:22

¹ tn Or “defend your cause.”

² tn Heb “remember your reproach from a fool all the day.”

NET Notes: Psa 74:23

¹ tn Or “forget.”

² tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”

³ tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”