Psalms 9:18
For the needy will not be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
Open English Bible (US)
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
17Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God.
19Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
Cross References
Psalms 9:12As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
Psalms 50:22“Now you who forget God, mark this, lest I rend you, past hope of deliverance.
Psalms 72:4The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
Psalms 102:17in response to the prayer of the destitute, whose prayer he will not despise.
Psalms 109:31for he stands by the poor, at his right hand, to save them from those who condemn them.
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 →