Psalms 74:20
74:19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
KJV
Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Have respect to the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
What does Psalms 74:20 mean?
Psalms 74:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָבַט (nâbaṭ), בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth), מַחְשָׁךְ (machshâk).
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:20.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Genesis 6:13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. with the earth: or, from the earth
Genesis 1:22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 74:20 say?
Psalms 74:20 (King James Version) reads: "Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty."
Is Psalms 74:20 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 74:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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