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Don’t forget your suffering people forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude <i>of the wicked</i>: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not give the soul of Your turtledove to the wild animal; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of Thy turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Thine afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of Your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not give to beasts the life of your dove; do not forget the lives of your poor people forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your poor people forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: Forget not the life of thy poor for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You treat us like pet doves, but they mistreat us. Don't keep forgetting us and letting us be fed to those wild animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast: forget not the life of thy poor for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not hand over the soul of your dove to wild animals. Do not forget the life of your oppressed people forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't abandon your helpless people to their cruel enemies; don't forget your persecuted people! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't hand over the life of your dove to beasts; do not continuously forget your afflicted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Do not forget the life of your poor forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not give up to a [wild] creature, "" The soul of Your turtle-dove, "" Do not forget the life of Your poor ones forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt not give the soul of thy turtle-dove to the beast: the life of thy poor thou wilt not forget forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:19>Do not hand over to beasts the souls that confess to you; and do not forget the souls of your poor until the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not surrender to wild animals those who praise you; do not forget forever the life of your afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild animals; do not forget the life of your poor forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O deliver not to destruction the soul that confesses to thee; forget not the souls of thy poor for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You will not give the soul that confesses you to destruction and you will never forget the souls of your poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; Forget not the life of Thy poor for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to thee: forget not for ever the souls of thy poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9115" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/8449.htm" title="8449: tō·w·re·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Turtledove. Or tor; probably the same as towr; a ring-dove, often as a term of endearment.">of Your dove</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: lə·ḥay·yaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">to beasts;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: tiš·kaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forget</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">the lives</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ă·nî·ye·ḵā (Adj-mpc:: 2ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of Your afflicted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: lā·ne·ṣaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">forever.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15-16</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-10.htm">Deuteronomy 32:10-11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a></span><br />He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3-4</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38-39</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-4</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1-2</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O deliver not the soul of your turtledove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor for ever.</p><p class="hdg">turtle-dove</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Psalm 68:13</a></b></br> Though ye have lien among the pots, <i>yet shall ye be as</i> the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Song of Solomon 2:14</a></b></br> O my dove, <i>that art</i> in the clefts of the rock, in the secret <i>places</i> of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet <i>is</i> thy voice, and thy countenance <i>is</i> comely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1</a></b></br> Behold, thou <i>art</i> fair, my love; behold, thou <i>art</i> fair; thou <i>hast</i> doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair <i>is</i> as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.</p><p class="hdg">forget</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10</a></b></br> Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-2.htm">Psalm 72:2</a></b></br> He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm">Zephaniah 3:12</a></b></br> I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/73-22.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/59-11.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Hawk</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/72-13.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/73-21.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/18-29.htm">Troop</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">Turtle</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Turtledove</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Turtle-Dove</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/songs/1-15.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/psalms/75-9.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Hawk</a> <a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/psalms/76-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Troop</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Turtle</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Turtledove</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Turtle-Dove</a> <a href="/psalms/75-4.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 74</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">He moves God to help in consideration of his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The dove is also a symbol of the Holy Spirit, as seen in the baptism of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Matthew 3:16</a>). In the context of <a href="/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a>, the dove represents the people of Israel, who are vulnerable and in need of God's protection. The "beasts" symbolize the enemies of Israel, often depicted as wild and destructive forces. This imagery can be connected to the historical context of Israel's enemies, such as the Babylonians, who destroyed the temple and took the people into exile. The plea is for God not to abandon His people to these destructive forces, reflecting a deep trust in God's ability to protect and deliver.<p><b>do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes a plea for God's remembrance and intervention on behalf of the afflicted, who are suffering under oppression. The term "afflicted" often refers to those who are poor, oppressed, or in distress, a recurring theme throughout the Psalms. This plea is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God is seen as the protector and deliverer of His people. The call for God not to forget is a request for divine justice and mercy, echoing other scriptures where God is asked to remember His covenant (<a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a>, <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45</a>). This reflects a belief in God's faithfulness and His ultimate plan for redemption, which Christians see fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who came to bring hope and deliverance to the afflicted (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in temple worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dove.htm">The Dove</a></b><br>Symbolically represents Israel or the people of God, often used in Scripture to denote innocence, purity, and vulnerability.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beasts.htm">Beasts</a></b><br>Represents the enemies of Israel, often depicted as wild and destructive forces that threaten God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_afflicted.htm">The Afflicted</a></b><br>Refers to the suffering and oppressed people of God, who are in need of divine intervention and protection.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a></b><br>Though not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a> involves the desecration of the temple, a central place of worship and symbol of God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection.htm">God's Protection</a></b><br>Just as the psalmist pleads for the protection of the "dove," believers can trust in God's promise to safeguard His people from spiritual and physical harm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vulnerability_and_dependence.htm">Vulnerability and Dependence</a></b><br>The imagery of the dove reminds us of our vulnerability and the need to depend on God's strength and protection in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_the_afflicted.htm">Intercession for the Afflicted</a></b><br>This verse encourages believers to pray for those who are suffering and oppressed, asking God not to forget them in their affliction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_dove.htm">Symbolism of the Dove</a></b><br>Reflect on the qualities of the dove—innocence, purity, and peace—and strive to embody these characteristics in our walk with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_remembrance.htm">Hope in God's Remembrance</a></b><br>The plea for God not to forget His people assures us that God is mindful of our struggles and will act in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_74.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 74</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/rich_and_poor__what_after_death.htm">What happens to the rich and poor after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_4_contradict_psalms.htm">Why does Job 4 seem to contradict other biblical teachings, such as the Book of Psalms, that the righteous can and do suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer_if_god_protects.htm">How does Psalm 34 claim God protects the righteous (Psalm 34:19-20) if historical records show many righteous individuals still suffer or die?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_end_times_predictions.htm">What are the predictions for the biblical end times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/74.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">O deliver.</span>--To guide to the meaning of this verse, the word <span class= "ital">chayyah </span>occurs in each clause, and it is presumable in the same sense (unless there is a purposed play on words). It may have one of three meanings: "life," "animal," "troop." <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm" title="From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.">Psalm 17:9</a> suggests that <span class= "ital">chayyath nephesh </span>go together in the sense of "greedy band," and we get--<p>"Deliver not to the greedy band thy dove;<p>Forget not the band of the afflicted for ever."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O deliver net the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the multitude of the wicked;</span> rather, <span class="accented">O deliver not thy turtle dove unto the greedy multitude</span> (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. <span class="cmt_word">Forget not the congregation</span> (or, <span class="accented">the multitude</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>of thy poor forever</span>. 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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֵּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֣פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your dove</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8449.htm">Strong's 8449: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ring-dove, a term of endearment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to beasts;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭חַיַּת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥay·yaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forget</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·kaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lives</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your afflicted</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ֝נִיֶּ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nî·ye·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָנֶֽצַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-19.htm">Psalm 74:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:19 Don't deliver the soul of your dove (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>