Psalms 9:18
For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
In Context
17Wicked men shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
19Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail. Let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Cross References
Psalms 9:12For he who makes inquiry for blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the poor.
Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the sons of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
Psalms 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
Proverbs 23:18For surely there is a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:12-20
A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to the Lord , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk… Read the whole commentary →