Psalms 74:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 3:11 : 11 With antiphonal response they sang, praising and glorifying the LORD:“For he is good; his loyal love toward Israel is forever.” All the people gave a loud shout as they praised the LORD when the temple of the LORD was established.
  • Ps 9:18 : 18 for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”
  • Ps 102:19-21 : 19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the LORD will look toward earth, 20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die, 21 so they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,
  • Ps 103:6 : 6 The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.
  • Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.
  • Isa 45:17 : 17 Israel will be delivered once and for all by the LORD; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.
  • Jer 33:11 : 11 Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the LORD and will say,“Give thanks to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. For the LORD is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the LORD, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’

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  • 22Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!

  • Ps 9:18-19
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    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

    19Rise up, LORD! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

  • 6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

  • 17O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

    4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

  • 12Rise up, LORD! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

  • Ps 74:18-20
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    18Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

    19Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

    20Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

  • Ps 83:16-17
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    16Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O LORD.

    17May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!

  • 31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • 26May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

  • 122Guarantee the welfare of your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

  • Ps 140:12-13
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    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

    13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

  • 24Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

  • 33For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

  • 6Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

  • 21For the honor of your name, do not treat Jerusalem with contempt. Do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits. Be mindful of your covenant with us. Do not break it!

  • 29I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

  • 14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 25:2-3
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    2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

    3Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

  • 13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

  • 1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • 11Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

  • 10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

  • 5I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!

  • 11Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

  • 5Let the nations thank you, O God! Let all the nations thank you!

  • 22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

  • 24Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

  • 21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

  • 12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

  • 78May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

  • 10With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”

  • 4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • 3Let the nations thank you, O God! Let all the nations thank you!

  • 28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • 11But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

  • 9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • 17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

  • 20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

  • 6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • 7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

  • 2Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud!

  • 10They will be humiliated and absolutely terrified! All my enemies will turn back and be suddenly humiliated!