Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageDo not let the crushed and downtrodden turn away in shame; let the poor and the needy rise up to praise Your name.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GLet not the oppressed turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise Your Name.
KJV
King James VersionO let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleDo not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
Footnotes
דַּךְ (*dak*, "crushed/oppressed") comes from a root meaning to be beaten or pulverised—the same word-family as *dakka* in Isa. 53:5, describing the Suffering Servant who was "crushed for our iniquities." עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן (*ani ve'evyon*, "poor and needy") is a standard merism for the socially marginalised—those without land, patron, or recourse, dependent entirely on divine protection. The final plea is not for vengeance but for doxology—that the crushed might yet rise and praise. FOG uses "oppressed" and the precise "poor and needy" pair for lexical fidelity; FOG Message renders "crushed and downtrodden" to echo the physical violence of *dak* and carry the emotional resonance into the plea.
