O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
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Gill's Exposition
Have respect unto the covenant,.... The Targum adds,
"which thou hast made with our fathers;''
meaning not the covenant of works, which being broken, no good thing was to be expected from it, not…
Barnes' Notes
O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove - The “life” of thy turtle-dove; or, thy turtle-dove itself. The turtle-dove is a name of endearment for one beloved, in Son 2:12, and is thus applied here to…
The psalmist here, in the name of the church, most earnestly begs that God would appear fro them against their enemies, and put an end to their present troubles. To encourage his own faith, he…
Cambridge Bible
The rendering of R.V., O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast, is preferable to that of R.V. marg., O deliver not thy turtledove unto the greedy multitude. The dove is an emblem…
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