Psalms 74:20
Look upon the covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
21O let not the oppressed turn back in confusion; let the poor and needy praise Thy name.
Cross References
Genesis 17:7And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Exodus 24:6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he dashed against the altar.
Deuteronomy 9:27Remember Thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin;
2 Samuel 23:5For is not my house established with God? for an everlasting covenant He hath made with me, ordered in all things, and sure; for all my salvation, and all my desire, will he not make it to grow?
Psalms 89:28(89-29) For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.
Psalms 89:39(89-40) Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
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 →