Psalms 74:21-23

74:21 Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame!

Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! ¹ 

74:22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! ² 

Remember how fools insult you all day long! ³ 

74:23 Do not disregard ⁴  what your enemies say, ⁵ 

or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. ⁶ 

[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.

[74:22]  ² tn Or “defend your cause.”

[74:22]  ³ tn Heb “remember your reproach from a fool all the day.”

[74:23]  ⁴ tn Or “forget.”

[74:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”

[74:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”