Psalm 74:19 “Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the live…”

Psalm 74:19

Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.

Geneva Bible 1599

Giue not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beast, and forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.

Darby Translation

Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever.

Young's Literal Translation

Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.

Bible in Basic English

O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.

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Cross references

“turtle-dove”

Song of Solomon 2:14 Matthew 10:16 Psalm 68:13 Song of Solomon 4:1 Isaiah 60:8 Song of Solomon 6:9

Song of Solomon 2:14 · BSB

O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.

Matthew 10:16 · BSB

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Psalm 68:13 · BSB

Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

Song of Solomon 4:1 · BSB

How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.

Isaiah 60:8 · BSB

Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

Song of Solomon 6:9 · BSB

but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.

“forget”

Psalm 68:10 Psalm 72:2 Zephaniah 3:12 James 2:5 James 2:6

Psalm 68:10 · BSB

Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

Psalm 72:2 · BSB

May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

Zephaniah 3:12 · BSB

But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

James 2:5 · BSB

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

James 2:6 · BSB

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Also

Psalm 9:18

Psalm 9:18 · BSB

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.

20Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

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