Psalms 9:18
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
Majority Standard Bible
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
17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Cross References
Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
Proverbs 23:18For surely there is a future, and your hope will 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 →