Psalms
Psalm 74:21
21Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame;
may the poor and needy praise Your name.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let the oppressed | דַּ֣ךְ | daḵ | Adjective - masculine singular | H1790 crushed, oppressed |
| retreat | יָשֹׁ֣ב | yā·šōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| in shame | נִכְלָ֑ם | niḵ·lām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3637 be humiliated |
| may the poor | עָנִ֥י | ‘ā·nî | Adjective - masculine singular | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| and needy | וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן | wə·’eḇ·yō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| praise | יְֽהַלְל֥וּ | yə·hal·lū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1984 shine |
| Your name | שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | šə·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 12:5 · Psalm 9:18 · Psalm 35:10 · Ezra 3:11 · Psalm 103:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.