Psalms 74:19

Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

In Context

18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.

20Have respect unto the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

Psalms 68:10Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.

Psalms 72:2He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are [as] doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.

Isaiah 60:8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:19-23

Earnest Supplications; Pleading with God. 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord , and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 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:… Read the whole commentary →

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