Psalms 9:18
(9-19) For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
17(9-18) The wicked shall return to the nether-world, even all the nations that forget God.
19(9-20) Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.
Cross References
Psalms 9:12(9-13) For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.
Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Psalms 72:4May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17(102-18) When He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer.
Psalms 109:31Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.
Proverbs 23:18For surely there is a future; 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 →