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Psalms 74:23
Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, pleading for intervention amid ongoing persecution after recounting how a fool mocks Him all day long.
The words — תִּ֭שְׁכַּח (Tish.kach) translates literally as "you forget," and קָ֝מֶ֗י/ךָ (ka.Mei./cha) means "those who rise against you."
The thread — The motif of persistent opposition appears in Psalms 65:7, Isaiah 37:29, and Revelation 17:14, where hostile forces roar, direct arrogant rage, or wage war against divine authority.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge relentless spiritual opposition and to demand God’s active defense rather than passive endurance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
Cross-references
- Psalms 65:7 You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- Isaiah 37:29 Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
- Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 10:11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Psalms 13:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalms 74:4 Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,
- Lamentations 2:16 All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
- Jonah 1:2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”