Psalms 74:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

O let not the oppressed return{H8799)} ashamed{H8737)}: let the poor and needy praise{H8762)} thy name.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־יָשֹׁ֣ב דַּ֣ךְ נִכְלָ֑ם עָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן יְֽהַלְל֥וּ שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

Al-yashov dach nichlam; ani ve'evyon yehalelu your shemecha.

Grammar Details

*Al-yashov*: negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'let not return'
*dach*: adjective masculine singular - 'crushed/oppressed'
*nichlam*: niphal participle masculine singular - 'put to shame'
*ani*: adjective masculine singular - 'poor/afflicted'
*ve'evyon*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - 'and needy'
*yehalelu*: piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will praise'
*shemecha*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your name'

Word Meanings

*dach*: crushed/oppressed/downtrodden
*nichlam*: put to shame/disgraced/humiliated
*ani*: poor/afflicted/humble
*evyon*: needy/in want/destitute
*yehalelu*: will praise/will celebrate/will glorify

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ezra 3:11 : 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Ps 9:18 : 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Ps 12:5 : 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest{H8688)} the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth{H8802)} him?
Ps 102:19-21 : 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; 21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
Ps 103:6 : 6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Isa 45:17 : 17 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Jer 33:11 : 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

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16Fill{H8761)} their faces with shame; that they may seek{H8762)} thy name, O LORD.
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