Psalms 74:22

“Rise up, Elohim; plead your case; remember your reproach from the fool all the day.”

Psalms 74:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 74:22, word by word

Rise upקוּמָkuma

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “kuma” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
pleadרִיבָriva

plead

To argue a cause; YHWH accuses his people.

Where else “riva” appears
your caseרִיבֶrive

case

A matter brought before the judge.

Where else “rive” appears
rememberזְכֹרzechor

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

Where else “zechor” appears
your reproachחֶרְפָּתְcherpat

disgrace, reproach

Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.

Where else “cherpat” appears
from the foolנָבָלnaval

foolish, fool

Foolish, a fool: not one who knows little, but one who lives without regard for God.

Where else “naval” appears
the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

The context

21Let not the oppressed turn back humiliated; let the afflicted and the needy praise your name.

22 · This verse (above)

23Do not forget the voice of your adversaries, the roar of those who rise up against you that goes up continually.

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