Psalms 74:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קוּמָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִיבָ֣ה רִיבֶ֑ךָ זְכֹ֥ר חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥ מִנִּי־נָ֝בָ֗ל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

Qumah Elohim rivah rivecha; zechor cherpatcha minni-naval kol-ha-yom.

Grammar Details

*Qumah*: qal imperative masculine singular with cohortative he - 'arise!'
*Elohim*: masculine plural noun used as singular divine name - 'God'
*rivah*: qal imperative masculine singular - 'contend!/plead!'
*rivecha*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your cause'
*zechor*: qal imperative masculine singular - 'remember!'
*cherpatcha*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your reproach'
*minni-naval*: preposition + adjective masculine singular - 'from the foolish'
*kol-ha-yom*: construct phrase - 'all the day'

Word Meanings

*Qumah*: arise/stand up/take action
*rivah*: contend/plead/defend
*rivecha*: your cause/your dispute/your case
*cherpatcha*: your reproach/your disgrace/your insult
*naval*: foolish/senseless/impious

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 74:18 : 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
Ps 75:4-5 : 4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.
Ps 79:9-9 : 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.
Ps 89:50-51 : 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty peoples, 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Isa 52:5 : 5 Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
Ps 9:19-20 : 19 Arise, O Jehovah; Let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. {Selah}
Ps 53:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil 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.

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