Psalms 74:20
Consider thy couenant: for the darke places of the earth are full of the habitations of the cruell.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
21Oh let not the oppressed returne ashamed, but let the poore and needie prayse thy Name.
Cross References
Genesis 17:7Moreouer I wil establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee in their generations, for an euerlasting couenant, to be God vnto thee and to thy seede after thee.
Exodus 24:6Then Moses tooke halfe of the blood, and put it in basens, and halfe of the blood he sprinckled on the altar.
Deuteronomy 9:27Remember thy seruants Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob: looke not to ye stubburnes of this people, nor to their wickednes, nor to their sinne,
2 Samuel 23:5For so shall not mine house be with God: for he hath made with me an euerlasting couenant, perfite in all pointes, and sure: therefore all mine health and whole desire is, that he will not make it growe so.
Psalms 89:28My mercie will I keepe for him for euermore, and my couenant shall stande fast with him.
Psalms 89:39Thou hast broken the couenant of thy seruant, and profaned his crowne, casting it on 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 →