Psalms 74:19

74:18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

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Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

O deliver not the soul of your turtledove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor for ever.

74:20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

What does Psalms 74:19 mean?

Psalms 74:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), תּוֹר (tôwr).

Hebrew interlinear

deliverנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

not

the

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

thy

turtledoveתּוֹרtôwr/tore/H8449a ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment

unto

the

multitudeחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

the

wicked:

forgetשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

not

the

congregationחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

thy

poorעָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances

for

ever.נֶצַחnetsach/neh'-tsakh/H5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)

Topics

Poor, the Titles and Names of the Church Zeal, Religious

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:19.

Genesis 9:12

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

Psalms 9:18

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 74:19 say?

Psalms 74:19 (King James Version) reads: "O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever."

Is Psalms 74:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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