Psalms 74:21

Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

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WEBBE

Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

BSB

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

KJV

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

ASV

Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.

BBE

O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.

Original Hebrew

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אַל־ 'al- may not H408 יָשֹׁב ya·sho he return H7725 דַּךְ dakh [the] oppressed H1790 נִכְלָם nikh·lam humiliated H3637 עָנִי 'a·ni [the] poor H6041 וְאֶבְיוֹן ve·'ev·yon and [the] needy H34 יְהַלְלוּ ye·ha·lu may they praise H1984 שְׁמֶךָ she·me·kha name your H8034

The early church

"Let not the humble man be turned away confounded" (ver. 21). For them pride hath confounded. "The needy and helpless man shall praise Thy name." Ye see, brethren, how sweet ought to be poverty: ye see that poor and helpless men belong to God, but "poor in spirit, for of them is the Kingdom of Heaven." Who are the poor in spirit? The humble, men trembling at the words of God, confessing their sins, neither on their own merits, nor on their own righteousness relying. Who are the poor in spirit? They who when they do anything of good, praise God, when anything of evil, accuse themselves. "Upon whom shall rest My Spirit," saith the Prophet, "but upon the humble man, and peaceful, and trembling at My words?" Now therefore Asaph hath understood, now to the earth he adhereth not, now the earthly promises out of the Old Testament he requireth not. ...
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 18–23

The psalmist begs that God would appear for the church against their enemies. The folly of such as revile his gospel and his servants will be plain to all. Let us call upon our God to enlighten the dark nations of the earth; and to rescue his people, that the poor and needy may praise his name. Blessed Saviour, thou art the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Make thy people more than conquerors. Be thou, Lord, all in all to them in every situation and circumstances; for then thy poor and needy people will praise thy name.

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Spurgeon · Verse 21

O let not the oppressed return ashamed. Though broken and crushed they come to thee with confidence; suffer them not to be disappointed, for then they will be ashamed of their hope. Let the poor and needy praise thy name. By thy speedy answer to their cries make their hearts glad, and they will render to thee their gladdest songs. It is not the way of the Lord to allow any of those who trust in him to be put to shame; for his word is, "He shall call upon me, and I will deliver him, and he shall glorify me."

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.