Psalms 74:9

74:8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. destroy: Heb. break

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

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We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

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

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

74:10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

What does Psalms 74:9 mean?

Psalms 74:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָאָה (râʼâh), אוֹת (ʼôwth), נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

seeרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

not

our

signs:אוֹתʼôwth/oth/H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

there

any

prophet:נָבִיאnâbîyʼ/naw-bee'/H5030a prophet or (generally) inspired man

neither

there

among

any

that

knowethיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

how

long.עַדʻad/ad/H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:9.

Deuteronomy 13:1

If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

Deuteronomy 28:46

And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 18:21

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 20:7

Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Genesis 8:5

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased: Heb. were in going and decreasing

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 74:9 say?

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

Is Psalms 74:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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