Psalms 74:20

Have regard to thy covenant! For all the dark places of the land are full of the abodes of cruelty.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

In Context

19Give not up the life of thy turtle-dove to the wild beast; Forget not for ever thine afflicted people!

21O let not the afflicted go away ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise thy name!

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Cross References

Psalms 89:28My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.

Psalms 89:39Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown 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 →

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