Psalms 74:23

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Forget	תִּ֭שְׁכַּח Tish.kach	H7911	to mislay · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
voice	ק֣וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
enemies	צֹרְרֶ֑יךָ tzo.re.Rei.kha	H6887	to cramp · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
tumult	שְׁא֥וֹן she.'on	H7588	uproar (as of rushing) · noun, common masculine singular construct
up	קָ֝מֶ֗יךָ ka.Mei.cha	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
increaseth	עֹלֶ֥ה 'o.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
continually	תָמִֽיד ta.Mid	H8548	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 65:7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Isaiah 37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips,…
Revelation 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him…
Psalms 2:1-2 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Psalms 10:11-12 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Psalms 13:1 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 74:4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
Lamentations 2:16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:18–end

The psalmist here, in the name of the church, most earnestly begs that God would appear fro them against their enemies, and put an end to their present troubles. To encourage his own faith, he interests God in this matter (Psa 74:22): Arise, O God! plead thy own cause. This we may be sure he will do, for he is jealous for his own honour; whatever is his own cause he will plead it with a strong hand, will appear against those that oppose it and with and for those that cordially espouse it. He will arise and plead it, though for a time he seems to neglect it; he will stir up himself, will manifest himself, will do his own work in his own time. Note, The cause of religion is God's own cause and…

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John Gill on Psalms 74:23

Forget not the voice of thine enemies,.... Their roaring in the midst of the sanctuary and the congregation, Psalm 74:4, their reproaching and blaspheming voice, Psalm 74:10, the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually, or "ascendeth" (i); goes up to God, and is taken notice of by him; the cry of their sins, like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, and of the city of Nineveh, Genesis 18:20, was continually going up to God; wherefore it might be hoped and expected that vengeance in a little time would come down; see Revelation 18:5, the Septuagint, and the versions that follow that, render it, "the pride of those", &c. all these petitions are prayers of faith, and are, or wi…

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John Calvin on Psalms 74:18–end

Psalm 74:18-23 18. Remember this: the adversary hath blasphemed Jehovah: and a worthless people hath done despite to thy name. 19. Give not to the beast the soul of thy turtle dove: forget not the congregation of thy poor ones for ever. 20. Have regard to thy covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence. 21. Let not him who is oppressed [or afflicted] return ashamed: let the poor and needy one praise thy name. 22. Arise, O God! Plead thy cause: remember thy reproach, which is done to thee by the foolish man daily. 23. Forget not the voice of thy adversaries: the tumult of those who rise up against thee ascendeth continually. 18. Remember this. The prop…

The Church Fathers

"Forget not the voice of them that implore You" [Psalm 74:23]. While they groan for and expect now that which You have promised from the New Testament, and walk by that same Faith, "do Thou not forget the voice of them imploring You." But those still say, "Where is Your God? Let the pride of them that hate You come up always to You." Do not forget even their pride. Nor does He forget: no doubt He does either punish or amend.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 74

Next comes "May the haughtiness of those who hate you always ascend to you." We note that this has been aptly spoken concerning the Romans, about whom he says earlier, "In the middle of your hall they have placed their standards," in order to move the Almighty Judge most vehemently against the enemies of Jerusalem. Their haughtiness is what the Lord especially curses, for through it both the angel fell and the blessed state of the first man departed. And consider how wisely the sharpest vice was placed last so that he might say after everything that one item what would be kept in the confines of memory. Thus those who have been devoted to the Lord with a pure mind deplore simply and wisely; thus those who obey the godly rules pour forth their complaint, although they do not know how to be deceived by their grief, however excessive it is.
— Cassiodorus, EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS 73:23

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Dictionary and topics

Zeal, Religious · EXEMPLIFIE — EXEMPLIFIE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 74:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:18–end

John Gill on Psalms 74:23

John Calvin on Psalms 74:18–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 74:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:18–end

John Gill on Psalms 74:23

John Calvin on Psalms 74:18–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 74:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 74:19-23

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 74:23