Psalms 74:23

74:22 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. increaseth: Heb. ascendeth

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Don’t forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.

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

Forget not the voice of your enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against you increases continually.

What does Psalms 74:23 mean?

Psalms 74:23 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁכַח (shâkach), קוֹל (qôwl), צָרַר (tsârar).

Hebrew interlinear

Forgetשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

not

the

voiceקוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

thine

enemies:צָרַרtsârar/tsaw-rar'/H6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive

the

tumultשָׁאוֹןshâʼôwn/shaw-one'/H7588uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction

those

that

rise

upקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

against

thee

increasethעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative

continually.תָּמִידtâmîyd/taw-meed'/H8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice

increaseth:

Heb.

ascendeth

Topics

Zeal, Religious

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:23.

Proverbs 30:4

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

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What does Psalms 74:23 say?

Psalms 74:23 (King James Version) reads: "Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. increaseth: Heb. ascendeth"

Is Psalms 74:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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