Psalms 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.
KJV
Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.
ASV
אַל תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭/חַיַּת נֶ֣פֶשׁ תּוֹרֶ֑/ךָ חַיַּ֥ת עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗י/ךָ אַל תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָ/נֶֽצַח
Hebrew
Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.
YLT
Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
י
y
noun · 752×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נֶ֑צַח
ntsch
noun · 43×
עָנִ֣י
'ny
adjective · 77×
שָׁכָֽחְתִּי
shkchty
verb · 102×
תֹרִ֗ים
trym
noun · 14×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 60:8 — Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
- Jas 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
- Matt 10:16 — Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Ps 9:18 — For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
- Ps 68:10 — Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
- Ps 68:10 — Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
- Ps 68:13 — Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
- Ps 72:2 — He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
- Song 2:14 — O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
- Song 4:1 — Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
- Zeph 3:12 — I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.