Psalms 9:18
For the poore shall not bee alway forgotten: the hope of the afflicted shall not perish for euer.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 turne into hell, and all nations that forget God.
19Vp Lord: let not man preuaile: let the heathen be iudged in thy sight.
Cross References
Psalms 9:12For whe he maketh inquisition for blood, hee remembreth it, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poore.
Psalms 50:22Oh cosider this, ye that forget God, least I teare you in pieces, and there be none that can deliuer you.
Psalms 72:4He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shall subdue the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17And shall turne vnto the prayer of the desolate, and not despise their prayer.
Psalms 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.
Proverbs 23:18For surely there is an ende, 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 →