22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man [a]reproaches You daily.

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  1. Psalm 74:22 reviles or taunts

22 Rise up,(A) O God, and defend your cause;
    remember how fools(B) mock you all day long.

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18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord,
And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.

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18 Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
    how foolish people(A) have reviled your name.

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Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
[a]Make them wail,” says the Lord,
“And My name is (A)blasphemed continually every day.

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  1. Isaiah 52:5 DSS Mock; LXX Marvel and wail; Tg. Boast themselves; Vg. Treat them unjustly

“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.

“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
    and those who rule them mock,[a]
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
    my name is constantly blasphemed.(A)

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  1. Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail

19 Arise, O Lord,
Do not let man prevail;
Let the [a]nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
That the [b]nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah

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  1. Psalm 9:19 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 9:20 Gentiles

19 Arise,(A) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(B)
    let the nations be judged(C) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(D) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(E)

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50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—
(A)How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
51 (B)With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your [a]anointed.

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  1. Psalm 89:51 Commissioned one, Heb. messiah

50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[a] been mocked,(A)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(B)

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  1. Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have

Help us, O God of our salvation,
For the glory of Your name;
And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins,
(A)For Your name’s sake!
10 (B)Why should the [a]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

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  1. Psalm 79:10 Gentiles

Help us,(A) God our Savior,
    for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
    for your name’s sake.(B)
10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(C)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge(D) the outpoured blood(E) of your servants.

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“I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’
And to the wicked, (A)‘Do not [a]lift up the horn.
Do not lift up your horn on high;
Do not speak with [b]a stiff neck.’ ”

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  1. Psalm 75:4 Raise the head proudly like a horned animal
  2. Psalm 75:5 Insolent pride

To the arrogant(A) I say, ‘Boast no more,’(B)
    and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.[a](C)
Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.(D)’”

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  1. Psalm 75:4 Horns here symbolize strength; also in verses 5 and 10.

Folly of the Godless, and the Restoration of Israel(A)

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath.” A [a]Contemplation of David.

53 The (B)fool has said in his heart,
There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity;
(C)There is none who does good.

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  1. Psalm 53:1 Heb. Maschil

Psalm 53[a](A)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.[b] A maskil[c] of David.

The fool(B) says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(C)
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

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  1. Psalm 53:1 In Hebrew texts 53:1-6 is numbered 53:2-7.
  2. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 53:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term