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Psalms 74:21 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. "
Psalms 74:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
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Psalms 74:1
"[[Maschil of Asaph.]] O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?"
Psalms 74:2
"Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt."
Psalms 74:3
"Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary."
Psalms 74:4
"Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs."
Psalms 74:5
"A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees."
Psalms 74:6
"But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers."
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