Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever. New Living Translation Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever. English Standard Version Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever. Berean Standard Bible Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. King James Bible O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. New King James Version Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. New American Standard Bible Do not give the soul of Your turtledove to the wild animal; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. NASB 1995 Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. NASB 1977 Do not deliver the soul of Thy turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Thine afflicted forever. Legacy Standard Bible Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. Amplified Bible Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever. Christian Standard Bible Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not forget the lives of your poor people forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your poor people 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. Contemporary English Version You treat us like pet doves, but they mistreat us. Don't keep forgetting us and letting us be fed to those wild animals. English Revised Version O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: forget not the life of thy poor for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not hand over the soul of your dove to wild animals. Do not forget the life of your oppressed people forever. Good News Translation Don't abandon your helpless people to their cruel enemies; don't forget your persecuted people! International Standard Version Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones. Majority Standard Bible Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. NET Bible Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people! New Heart English Bible Do not deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Do not forget the life of your poor forever. Webster's Bible Translation O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not give up to a [wild] creature, "" The soul of Your turtle-dove, "" Do not forget the life of Your poor ones forever. 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. Smith's Literal Translation Thou wilt not give the soul of thy turtle-dove to the beast: the life of thy poor thou wilt not forget forever. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDeliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Do not surrender to wild animals those who praise you; do not forget forever the life of your afflicted. New Revised Standard Version Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild animals; do not forget the life of your poor forever. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleO deliver not to destruction the soul that confesses to thee; forget not the souls of thy poor for ever. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You will not give the soul that confesses you to destruction and you will never forget the souls of your poor. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; Forget not the life of Thy poor for ever. Brenton Septuagint Translation Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to thee: forget not for ever the souls of thy poor. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?…18Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. 19Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. 20Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.… Cross References Isaiah 40:11 He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes. Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Isaiah 49:15-16 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! / Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me. Deuteronomy 32:10-11 He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye. / As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions. John 10:28-29 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Isaiah 46:3-4 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. / Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, / neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Psalm 23:1-4 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. ... Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Isaiah 43:1-2 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! / When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. Treasury of Scripture O deliver not the soul of your turtledove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor for ever. turtle-dove Psalm 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. Song of Solomon 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 of Solomon 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. forget Psalm 68:10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. Psalm 72:2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. Zephaniah 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. Jump to Previous Afflicted Beast Beasts Company Congregation Deliver Dove Forever Forget Hand Hawk Life Multitude Ones Poor Soul Troop Turtle Turtledove Turtle-Dove Wicked WildJump to Next Afflicted Beast Beasts Company Congregation Deliver Dove Forever Forget Hand Hawk Life Multitude Ones Poor Soul Troop Turtle Turtledove Turtle-Dove Wicked WildPsalm 74 1. The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary10. He moves God to help in consideration of his power 18. Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant. Do not deliver The phrase "do not deliver" is a plea for divine protection and intervention. In Hebrew, the word used here is "תִּתֵּן" (titten), which conveys the act of giving or handing over. This reflects a deep trust in God's sovereignty and a request for His active involvement in safeguarding His people. The psalmist implores God not to abandon His people to their enemies, emphasizing the belief that God has the power to control the fate of His followers. the soul of Your dove to beasts do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever "Deliver not to the greedy band thy dove; Forget not the band of the afflicted for ever." Verse 19. - O deliver net the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the multitude of the wicked; rather, O deliver not thy turtle dove unto the greedy multitude (Revised Version margin). Israel is beautifully compared to a pet dove, the gentlest and tenderest of birds. The Babylonians are the "greedy multitude" ready to kill and devour it. Forget not the congregation (or, the multitude) of thy poor forever. The "multitude of God's poor" is being carried off into a cruel captivity, or else left as a miserable remnant in an exhausted and desolated land - in either ease needing much God's protection and "remembrance."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not deliver תִּתֵּ֣ן (tit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the soul נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion of Your dove תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ (tō·w·re·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8449: A ring-dove, a term of endearment to beasts; לְ֭חַיַּת (lə·ḥay·yaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not forget תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח (tiš·kaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention the lives חַיַּ֥ת (ḥay·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life of Your afflicted עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ (‘ă·nî·ye·ḵā) Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble forever. לָנֶֽצַח׃ (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity Links Psalm 74:19 NIVPsalm 74:19 NLT Psalm 74:19 ESV Psalm 74:19 NASB Psalm 74:19 KJV Psalm 74:19 BibleApps.com Psalm 74:19 Biblia Paralela Psalm 74:19 Chinese Bible Psalm 74:19 French Bible Psalm 74:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 74:19 Don't deliver the soul of your dove (Psalm Ps Psa.) |