Psalms 74 · Verse 22

Psalms 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Psalms 74:22, King James Version

Psalms 74:22 in other translations

BSBRise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
WEBArise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.
ASVArise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.
YLTArise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.
DARBYRise up, OGod, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day;
BBEUp! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
WebsterArise, O God, plead thy own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

What does Psalms 74:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 74:22-23
22-23. (Compare Psa 3:7; 7:6). God hears the wicked to their own ruin (Ge 4:10; 18:20).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Plead thine own cause - Thy honor is concerned, as well as our safety and salvation. The fool - the idolater, reproacheth thee daily - he boasts of the superiority of his idols, by whose power, he asserts, we are brought under their domination.

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…

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Psalms 74:22 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.

קוּמָ֣הku.Maharise !H6965
אֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimO GodH430
רִיבָ֣הri.Vahconduct !H7378
רִיבֶ֑ךָri.Ve.khacase yourH7379
זְכֹ֥רze.KhorrememberH2142
חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥cher.pa.te.Khareproach yourH2781
מִנִּי\־mi.ni-fromH4480
נָ֝בָ֗לna.Vala foolH5036
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe dayH3117

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Cross references for Psalms 74:22

  • Psalms 74:18

    Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

  • Psalms 53:1

    To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

  • Isaiah 52:5

    Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

  • Psalms 9:19-20

    Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

  • Psalms 79:9-10

    Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

  • Psalms 75:4-5

    I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

  • Psalms 89:50-51

    Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Arise.
9:19,20; 79:9,10
remember.
18; 75:4,5; 89:50,51; Isa 52:5

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 74:23

    Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

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Psalms 74:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Levántate, oh Dios, aboga tu causa: acuérdate de cómo el insensato te injuria cada día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Lève-toi, ô Dieu! plaide ta cause, souviens-toi des outrages que te fait tous les jours l’insensé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Stehe auf, o Gott, führe deinen Rechtsstreit! gedenke deiner Verhöhnung von den Toren den ganzen Tag!