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Psalms 74:18

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Remember this, O LORD, that the enemy has reviled, And a foolish people has spurned Your name.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Remember this, the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Remember this, that an enemy hath reproached Jehovah, and a foolish people have contemned thy name.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Remember this, An enemy, hath reproached Yahweh, Yea, an impious people, have reviled thy Name.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Remember this—an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Remember this, that the enemie hath reproched the Lorde, and the foolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Remember this, [that] the enemie hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people haue blasphemed thy Name.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Remember this thy creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, and a foolish people has provoked thy name.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O Yahweh, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Remember 2142
{2142} Prime
זָכַר
zakar
{zaw-kar'}
A primitive root; properly to mark (so as to be recognized), that is, to remember; by implication to mention; also (as denominative from H2145) to be male.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
this, x2063
(2063) Complement
זֹאת
zo'th
{zothe'}
Irregular feminine of H2089; this (often used adverbially).
[that] the enemy 341
{0341} Prime
אֹיֵב
'oyeb
{o-yabe'}
Active participle of H0340; hating; an adversary.
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
hath reproached, 2778
{2778} Prime
חָרַף
charaph.
{khaw-raf'}
A primitive root; to pull off, that is, (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively to carp at, that is, defame; denominatively (from H2779) to spend the winter.
z8765
<8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 2121
O Yähwè יָהוֶה, 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
and [that] the foolish 5036
{5036} Prime
נָבָל
nabal
{naw-bawl'}
From H5034; stupid; wicked (especially impious).
people 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
have blasphemed 5006
{5006} Prime
נָאַץ
na'ats
{naw-ats'}
A primitive root; to scorn; or (Ecclesiastes 12:5) by interchange for H5132, to bloom.
z8765
<8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 2121
thy name. 8034
{8034} Prime
שֵׁם
shem
{shame}
A primitive word (perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064); an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 74:18

_ _ (Compare Psalms 74:10; Deuteronomy 32:6). The contrast is striking — that such a God should be thus insulted!

Matthew Henry's Commentary

Psalms 74:18-23

_ _ The psalmist here, in the name of the church, most earnestly begs that God would appear fro them against their enemies, and put an end to their present troubles. To encourage his own faith, he interests God in this matter (Psalms 74:22): Arise, O God! plead thy own cause. This we may be sure he will do, for he is jealous for his own honour; whatever is his own cause he will plead it with a strong hand, will appear against those that oppose it and with and for those that cordially espouse it. He will arise and plead it, though for a time he seems to neglect it; he will stir up himself, will manifest himself, will do his own work in his own time. Note, The cause of religion is God's own cause and he will certainly plead it. Now, to make it out that the cause is God's, he pleads,

_ _ I. That the persecutors are God's sworn enemies: “Lord, they have not only abused us, but they have been, and are, abusive to thee; what is done against us, for thy sake, does, by consequence, reflect upon thee. But that is not all; they have directly and immediately reproached thee, and blasphemed thy name,Psalms 74:18. This was that which they roared in the sanctuary; they triumphed as if they had now got the mastery of the God is Israel, of whom they had heard such great things. As nothing grieves the saints more than to hear God's name blasphemed, so nothing encourages them more to hope that God will appear against their enemies than when they have arrived at such a pitch of wickedness as to reproach God himself; this fills the measure of their sins apace and hastens their ruin. The psalmist insists much upon this: “We dare not answer their reproaches; Lord, do thou answer them. Remember that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name (Psalms 74:18) and that still the foolish man reproaches thee daily.” Observe the character of those that reproach God; they are foolish. As atheism is folly (Psalms 14:1), profaneness and blasphemy are no less so. Perhaps those are cried up as the wits of the age that ridicule religion and sacred things; but really they are the greatest fools, and will shortly be made to appear so before all the world. And yet see their malice — They reproach God daily, as constantly as his faithful worshippers pray to him and praise him; see their impudence — They do not hide their blasphemous thoughts in their own bosoms, but proclaim them with a loud voice (forget not the voice of thy enemies, Psalms 74:23), and this with a daring defiance of divine justice; they rise up against thee, and by their blasphemies even wage war with heaven and take up arms against the Almighty. Their noise and tumult ascend continually (so some), as the cry of Sodom came up before God, calling for vengeance, Genesis 18:21. It increases continually (so we read it); they grow worse and worse, and are hardened in their impieties by their successes. Now, Lord, remember this; do not forget it. God needs not to be put in remembrance by us of what he has to do, but thus we must show our concern for his honour and believe that he will vindicate us.

_ _ II. That the persecuted are his covenant-people. 1. See what distress they are in. They have fallen into the hands of the multitude of the wicked, Psalms 74:19. How are those increased that trouble them! There is no standing before an enraged multitude, especially like these, armed with power; and, as they are numerous, so they are barbarous: The dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. The land of the Chaldeans, where there was none of the light of the knowledge of the true God (though otherwise it was famed for learning and arts), was indeed a dark place; the inhabitants of it were alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that was in them, and therefore they were cruel: where there was no true divinity there was scarcely to be found common humanity. They were especially cruel to the people of God; certainly those have no knowledge who eat them up, Psalms 14:4. They are oppressed (Psalms 74:21) because they are poor and unable to help themselves; they are oppressed, and so impoverished and made poor. 2. See what reason they had to hope that God would appear for their relief and not suffer them to be always thus trampled upon. Observe how the psalmist pleads with God for them. (1.) “It is thy turtle-dove that is ready to be swallowed up by the multitude of the wicked,” Psalms 74:19. The church is a dove for harmlessness and mildness, innocency and inoffensiveness, purity and fruitfulness, a dove for mournfulness in a day of distress, a turtle-dove for fidelity and the constancy of love: turtle-doves and pigeons were the only fowls that were offered in sacrifice to God. “Shall thy turtle-dove, that is true to thee and devoted to thy honour, be delivered, its life and soul and all, into the hand of the multitude of the wicked, to whom it will soon become an easy and acceptable prey? Lord, it will be thy honour to help the weak, especially to help thy own.” (2.) “It is the congregation of thy poor, and they are not the less thine for their being poor (for God has chosen the poor of this world, James 2:5), but they have the more reason to expect thou wilt appear for them because they are many: it is the congregation of thy poor; let them not be abandoned and forgotten for ever.” (3.) “They are in covenant with thee; and wilt thou not have respect unto the covenant? Psalms 74:20. Wilt thou not perform the promises thou hast, in thy covenant, made to them? Wilt thou not own those whom thou hast brought into the bond of the covenant?” When God delivers his people it is in remembrance of his covenant, Leviticus 26:42. “Lord, though we are unworthy to be respected, yet have respect to the covenant.” (4.) “They trust in thee, and boast of their relation to thee and expectations from thee. O let not them return ashamed of their hope (Psalms 74:21), as they will be if they be disappointed.” (5.) “If thou deliver them, they will praise thy name and give thee the glory of their deliverance. Appear, Lord, for those that will praise thy name, against those that blaspheme it.”

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 74:18

Remember — Though we deserve to be forgotten, yet do not suffer our enemies to reproach the name of the great and glorious God.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Remember:

Psalms 74:22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Psalms 89:50-51 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people; ... Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Psalms 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.
Isaiah 62:6-7 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, ... And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
*marg.
Revelation 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

the foolish:

Psalms 41:1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Psalms 94:2-8 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. ... Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?
Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, [and] lest they should say, Our hand [is] high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
Isaiah 37:23-24 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel. ... By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, [and] the forest of his Carmel.
Ezekiel 20:14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
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Dt 32:27. Ps 39:8; 41:1; 74:22; 89:50; 94:2; 137:7. Is 37:23; 62:6. Ezk 20:14. Rv 16:19.

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