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Psalms 74:21

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

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יָשֹׁ֣בyashovagainשׁוּבverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, a wish or indirect commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…דַּ֣ךְdakhafflictedדַּךְadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH1790crushed, i.e. (figuratively) injuredafflicted, oppressed.נִכְלָ֑םnikhlamblushכָּלַםverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “blush”, a verb used as a describing wordH3637properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insultbe (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.עָנִ֥יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןveevyonand beggarאֶבְיוֹןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).יְֽהַלְל֥וּyehallvboastהָלַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “boast”, an unfinished actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.שְׁמֶֽךָshemekhafameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; let the poor and needy praise Thy name.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Oh let not the oppressed one return ashamed; let the afflicted and needy praise thy name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; let the poor and needy praise Thy name.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let not the afflicted and shamed one be rejected: the poor and needy shall praise thy name.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀποστραφήτω τεταπεινωμένος καὶ κατῃσχυμμένος, πτωχὸς καὶ πένης αἰνέσουσι τὸ ὄνομά σου.