Psalms 74:19
O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
20Look upon the covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
Cross References
Psalms 9:18(9-19) For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
Psalms 68:10(68-11) Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
Psalms 72:2That he may 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 trail down from mount Gilead.
Isaiah 60:8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their cotes?
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 →