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Psalms 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

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קוּמָ֣הqumahriseקוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “rise”, a commandH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…אֱ֭לֹהִיםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.רִיבָ֣הrivahadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “adversary”, a commandH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.רִיבֶ֑ךָrivekhacauseרִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.זְכֹ֥רzekhorbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a commandH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.חֶרְפָּתְךָ֥cherpatekharebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “rebuke”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.מִנִּיminifromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.נָ֝בָ֗לnavalfoolנָבָלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH5036stupid; wicked (especially impious)fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיּֽוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause; remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.

Young’s Literal Translation

Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.

World English Bible

Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.

Darby Translation

Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Arise, O God, plead Thine own cause; remember Thy reproach all the day at the hand of the base man.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Arise, O God, plead thy cause: remember thy reproaches that come from the foolish one all the day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνάστα ὁ Θεὸς, δίκασον τὴν δίκην σου, μνήσθητι τῶν ὀνειδισμῶν σου τῶν ὑπὸ ἄφρονος ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν.