Discovery BoxPsalms 74:21-23 
Context74:21 Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame!
Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! 1
74:22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! 2
Remember how fools insult you all day long! 3
74:23 Do not disregard 4 what your enemies say, 5
or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you. 6
1 sn Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! The statement is metonymic. The point is this: May the oppressed be delivered from their enemies! Then they will have ample reason to praise God’s name.
2 tn Or “defend your cause.”
3 tn Heb “remember your reproach from a fool all the day.”
4 tn Or “forget.”
5 tn Heb “the voice of your enemies.”
6 tn Heb “the roar of those who rise up against you, which ascends continually.”
