Psalms 74 · Verse 9

Psalms 74:9

We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
Psalms 74:9, King James Version

Psalms 74:9 in other translations

BSBThere are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
WEBWe see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.
ASVWe see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
YLTOur ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.
DARBYWe see not our signs; there is no more any prophet, neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
BBEWe do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.
WebsterWe see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

What does Psalms 74:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. signs--of God's presence, as altar, ark, &c. (compare Psa 74:4; 2Ch 36:18, 19; Da 5:2). no more any prophet--(Is 3:2; Jr 40:1; 43:6). how long--this is to last. Jeremiah's prophecy (Jr 25:11), if published, may not have been generally known or understood. To the bulk of the people, during the captivity, the occasional and local prophetical services of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel would not make an exception to the clause, "there is no more any prophet."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 We see not our signs - "They have taken away all our trophies, and have left us no memorial that God has been among us. Even thou thyself hast left us destitute of all those supernatural evidences that have so often convinced us that thou wert among us of a truth." But we may say that they were not totally destitute even of these. The preservation of Daniel in the lion's den, and of the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace; the metamorphosis of Nebuchadnezzar; the handwriting that appeared to Belshazzar; were all so many prodigies and evidences that God had not left them without proofs of his being and his regard. There is no more any prophet - There was not one among them in that place that could tell them how long that captivity was yet to endure. But there were prophets in the captivity. Daniel was one; but his prophecies were confined to one place. Ezekiel was another, but he was among those captives who were by the river Chebar. They had not, as usual, prophets who went to and fro through the land, preaching repentance and remission of sins.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 74:1-11

This psalm appears to describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Chaldeans. The deplorable case of the people of God, at the time, is spread before the Lord, and left with him. They plead the great things God had done for them. If the deliverance of Israel out of Egypt was encouragement to hope that he would not cast them off, much more reason have we to believe, that God will not cast off any whom…

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Psalms 74:9 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.

אֽוֹתֹתֵ֗ינוּ'o.to.Tei.nusigns ourH226
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
רָ֫אִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuwe have seenH7200
אֵֽין\־'ein-there notH369
ע֥וֹדodstillH5750
נָבִ֑יאna.Vi'[is] a prophetH5030
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אִ֝תָּ֗נוּ'i.Ta.nu[is] with usH854
יֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'[one who] knowsH3045
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
מָֽה\׃Mahwhen?H4100

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

Cross references for Psalms 74:9

  • Amos 8:11

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

  • Ezekiel 7:26

    Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

  • 1 Samuel 3:1

    And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

  • Lamentations 2:9

    Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.

  • Exodus 12:13

    And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

  • Micah 3:6

    Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

  • Exodus 13:9-10

    And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

  • Ezekiel 20:12

    Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.

  • Judges 6:17

    And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

  • Hebrews 2:4

    God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
We see.
Ex 12:13; 13:9,10; Jud 6:17; Eze 20:12; Heb 2:4
no more.
1Sa 3:1; Am 8:11; Mic 3:6

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Context

  • Psalms 74:8

    They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

  • Psalms 74:9

    We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

  • Psalms 74:10

    O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

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Psalms 74:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No vemos ya nuestras señales: no hay más profeta; ni con nosotros hay quien sepa hasta cuándo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Nous ne voyons plus nos signes; il n’y a plus de prophète, et il n’y a personne avec nous qui sache jusques à quand.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Unsere Zeichen sehen wir nicht; kein Prophet ist mehr da, und keiner bei uns, welcher weiß, bis wann.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quia calix in manu Domini vini meri, plenus misto. Et inclinavit ex hoc in hoc; verumtamen fæx ejus non est exinanita: bibent omnes peccatores terræ.