Psalms 74 · Verse 21

Psalms 74:21

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
Psalms 74:21, King James Version

Psalms 74:21 in other translations

BSBDo not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
WEBDon’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.
ASVOh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.
YLTLet not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,
DARBYOh let not the oppressed one return ashamed; let the afflicted and needy praise thy name.
BBEO let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.
WebsterO let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

What does Psalms 74:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. oppressed--broken (Psa 9:9). return--from seeking God. ashamed--(Psa 35:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Let not the oppressed return ashamed - Do not permit thy people to be so diminished, that when, according to thy promise, they are restored to their own land, they may appear to be but a handful of men.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 74:18-23

The psalmist begs that God would appear for the church against their enemies. The folly of such as revile his gospel and his servants will be plain to all. Let us call upon our God to enlighten the dark nations of the earth; and to rescue his people, that the poor and needy may praise his name. Blessed Saviour, thou art the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Make thy people more than conquerors. Be thou, Lord…

Read the full comment on Psalms 74:18-23 →

Psalms 74:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
יָשֹׁ֣בya.Shohe returnH7725
דַּ֣ךְdakh[the] oppressedH1790
נִכְלָ֑םnikh.LamhumiliatedH3637
עָנִ֥י'a.Ni[the] poorH6041
וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.Yonand [the] needyH34
יְֽהַלְל֥וּye.ha.Lumay they praiseH1984
שְׁמֶֽךָ\׃she.Me.khaname yourH8034

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 74:21

  • Psalms 12:5

    For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

  • Ezra 3:11

    And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

  • Psalms 35:10

    All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

  • Psalms 9:18

    For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

  • Psalms 103:6

    The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

  • Isaiah 45:17

    But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  • Psalms 102:19-21

    For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

  • Psalms 109:22

    For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

  • Jeremiah 33:11

    The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O let not.
9:18; 12:5; 102:19-21; 109:22; Isa 45:17
poor.
102:21; Ezr 3:11; Jer 33:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 74:20

    Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

  • Psalms 74:21

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

  • Psalms 74:22

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

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Psalms 74:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No vuelva avergonzado el abatido: el afligido y el menesteroso alabarán tu nombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que l’opprimé ne s’en retourne pas confus; que l’affligé et le pauvre louent ton nom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nicht kehre beschämt zurück der Unterdrückte; laß den Elenden und Armen deinen Namen loben!