Psalms 9:19
(9:20) Arise, O Lord; let not the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
In Context
20(9:21) Place, O Lord, fear over them: let nations know, that they are but mortals. Selah.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He ever guardeth the feet of his pious ones, and the wicked shall be made silent in darkness; for not by strength can man prevail.
Psalms 2:1Wherefore do nations rage, and people meditate a vain thing?
Psalms 7:6(7:7) Arise, O Lord, in thy anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me [to] the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Psalms 44:23(44:24) Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.
Psalms 68:1“To the chief musician, by David, a Psalm or song.” (68:2) Oh that God would arise, that his enemies might be scattered, and those that hate him might flee before him.
Psalms 76:8(76:9) From heaven hast thou caused [thy] sentence to be heard: the earth feared, and became still,
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 →