Psalms 9:18
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
19Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
Cross References
Psalms 9:12For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.
Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
Psalms 102:17He has responded to 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 23:18Indeed surely there is a future hope, 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 →