Psalms 74:19
Give not up the life of thy turtle-dove to the wild beast; Forget not for ever thine afflicted people!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
18O remember that the enemy hath reviled Jehovah; That an impious people hath blasphemed thy name!
20Have regard to thy covenant! For all the dark places of the land are full of the abodes of cruelty.
Cross References
Psalms 9:18For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.
Psalms 68:10Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!
Psalms 72:2Yea! he shall judge thy people with equity, And thine oppressed ones with justice.
Song of Solomon 4:1[[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love! behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy locks are like a flock of goats Which lie down on mount Gilead;
Isaiah 60:8Who are these that fly like clouds, And like doves to their habitations?
Matthew 10:16Lo! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be 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 →