English Standard Version
Psalms 74:19
19Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever.
Psalms 74:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever.
Context of Psalms 74:19
17You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter. 18Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy scoffs, and a foolish people reviles your name. Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever. 20Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence. 21Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:19 word by word
אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭חַיַּת נֶ֣פֶשׁ תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ חַיַּ֥ת עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- not the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- of thy turtledoveתֹּרtôr tôr · turtledoveH8449
- unto the multitudeחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
- forgetשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
- not the congregationחַיָּהchay · communityH2416
- of thy poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
- for everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
Cross-references for Psalms 74:19
- Psalms 68:13though you men lie among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold.
- Isaiah 60:8Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
- Matthew 10:16"Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
- Psalms 68:10your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
- Psalms 72:2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
- Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
- James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Commentaries on Psalms 74:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove - Thy people Israel are helpless, defenceless, miserable, and afflicted: O deliver them no longer into the power of their brutal adversaries.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove - The “life” of thy turtle-dove; or, thy turtle-dove itself. The turtle-dove is a name of endearment for one beloved, in Psalm 68:10) - is the same which in the other member of the sentence is rendered “congregation.” It may be applied to a herd of cattle, tame or wild; and then to a “people” - a band, a troop, a host - whether of orderly and civilized, or of wild and savage people. It seems to be used in this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The psalmist begs that God would appear for the church against their enemies. The folly of such as revile his gospel and his servants will be plain to all. Let us call upon our God to enlighten the dark nations of the earth; and to rescue his people, that the poor and needy may praise his name. Blessed Saviour, thou art the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Make thy people more than conquerors. Be thou, Lord, all in all to them in every…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23The poet urges God to act.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. multitude--literally, "beast," their flock or company of men (Psa 68:10). turtledove--that is, the meek and lonely Church. congregation--literally, "the company," as above--thus the Church is represented as the spoiled and defeated remnant of an army, exposed to violence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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