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Lookהַבֵּטto the covenant,לַבְּרִיתforכִּיthe dark placesמַחֲשַׁכֵּיof the landאֶרֶץare fullמָלְאוּof abodesנְאוֹתof violence.חָמָס
Psalms 74:20
Study it in the app“Look to the covenant, for the dark places of the land are full of abodes of violence.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 74:20, word by word
- Lookהַבֵּטhabet
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “habet” appears- to the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- the dark placesמַחֲשַׁכֵּיmachashake
dark place
Darkness, a hiding place in the dark.
Where else “machashake” appears- of the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- are fullמָלְאוּmalu
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “malu” appears- of abodesנְאוֹתneot
dwelling
A place where someone lives or settles.
Where else “neot” appears- of violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears
The context
19Do not give to the wild beast the soul of your turtledove; the life of your afflicted ones do not forget forever.
20 · This verse (above)
21Let not the oppressed turn back humiliated; let the afflicted and the needy praise your name.