Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?
Psalms 74:19
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
- KJV
- O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
- WEB
- Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.
- ASV
- Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.
- LSV
- Do not give up to a [wild] creature, || The soul of Your turtle-dove, || Do not forget the life of Your poor ones forever.
- YLT
- Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.
- DBY
- Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever.
- DRC73:19
- Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor.
- GNV
- Giue not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beast, and forget not the Congregation of thy poore for euer.
- JPS
- O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.
- LXXE73:19
- Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to thee: forget not for ever the souls of thy poor.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭חַיַּת נֶ֣פֶשׁ תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ חַיַּ֥ת עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃
- LXX-Br73:19
- Μὴ παραδῷς τοῖς θηρίοις ψυχὴν ἐξομολογουμένην σοι, τῶν ψυχῶν τῶν πενήτων σου μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ εἰς τέλος.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Turtle, TurtledoveCatTurtle, Turtle-doveForget; ForgetfulAsaphDoveFoolTitles and Names of the ChurchNationPoor, The
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Song of Songs 2:14O 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.
- James 2:5–6Listen, 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? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you…
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
- Psalms 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Isaiah 60:8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?
- Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
- Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
- Song of Songs 4:1How 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.
- Psalms 68:10Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
- Psalms 68:13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
- Song of Songs 6:9but 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.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 73:19 in some Bibles
- 74:19 in most Bibles