Psalm 74:19
Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
Song of Songs 2:14
(The Bridegroom)
“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,
In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”
Psalm 68:10
Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.
Psalm 9:18
For the poor will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the burdened perish forever.
Psalm 68:13
When you lie down [to rest] among the
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
Psalm 72:2
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
Song of Songs 4:1
(The Bridegroom)
How very beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].
Song of Songs 6:9
But my dove, my perfect one, stands alone [above them all];
She is her mother’s only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The maidens saw her and called her blessed and happy,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
Isaiah 60:8
“Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like doves to their windows?
Zephaniah 3:12
“But I will leave among you
A humble and lowly people,
And they will take refuge and trust confidently in the name of the Lord.
Matthew 10:16
James 2:5-6
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Turtle-dove
General references
Bible References
Turtle-dove
When you lie down [to rest] among the
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,
In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”
How very beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].
But my dove, my perfect one, stands alone [above them all];
She is her mother’s only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The maidens saw her and called her blessed and happy,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
“Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like doves to their windows?
Forget
Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
“But I will leave among you
A humble and lowly people,
And they will take refuge and trust confidently in the name of the Lord.
General references
Considering these [tragedies], will You restrain Yourself, O Lord [and not help us]?
Will You keep silent and humiliate and oppress us beyond measure?