20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

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

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

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20 Have regard for (A)the covenant,
    for (B)the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21 Let not (C)the downtrodden (D)turn back in shame;
    let (E)the poor and needy praise your name.

22 Arise, O God, (F)defend your cause;
    (G)remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!

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20 (A)Have respect to the covenant;
For the [a]dark places of the earth are full of the [b]haunts of [c]cruelty.
21 Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed!
Let the poor and needy praise Your name.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:20 hiding places
  2. Psalm 74:20 homes
  3. Psalm 74:20 violence
  4. Psalm 74:22 reviles or taunts

20 Recuerda tu pacto y protégenos,
    porque hay violencia en todas las esquinas de este país.
21 No permitas que humillen más al oprimido;
    haz que te alaben los pobres y los necesitados.

22 ¡Levántate, Dios mío! ¡Defiende tu causa!
    Recuerda que esos insensatos te han ofendido demasiado.

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