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Psalms 74:22

74:21 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.

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Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.

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

Arise, O God, plead your own cause: remember how the foolish man reproaches you daily.

74:23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. increaseth: Heb. ascendeth

What does Psalms 74:22 mean?

Psalms 74:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קוּם (qûwm), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), רִיב (rîyb).

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Arise,קוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
O
God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
pleadרִיבrîyb/reeb/H7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
thine
own
cause:רִיבrîyb/reeb/H7379a contest (personal or legal)
rememberזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
how
the
foolish
manנָבָלnâbâl/naw-bawl'/H5036stupid; wicked (especially impious)
reproachethחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
thee
daily.יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:22.

1 Samuel 25:39

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

1 Samuel 24:15

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. deliver: Heb. judge

2 Samuel 13:13

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

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What does Psalms 74:22 say?

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

Is Psalms 74:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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