Psalms 9:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. ”

Psalms 9:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the needy - The poor; those who are dependent and helpless. Shall not always be forgotten - That is, by God. He will interfere and save them by destroying their enemies. He will not suffe...
Psalms 9:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation (i) of the poor shall [not] perish for ever. (i) God does not promise to help us before we have felt the cross.
Psalms 9:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

9 and 10. Yahweh the Refuge of His People. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10...
Psalms 9:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the needy . a needy one. poor . oppressed. Compare Psalms 9:12 . not . Ellipsis of second negative. See note on Genesis 2:6 .
Psalms 9:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. For the poor shall not always be forgotten. The assertion that God will not forsake the poor and afflicted for ever, is a confirmation of the preceding sentence. By it he intimates, that...
Psalms 9:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. The needy shall not alway be forgotten - The needy, and the poor, whose expectation is from the Lo...
Psalms 9:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. For the needy shall not alway be forgotten - whereas the wicked shall be put out of remembra...
Psalms 9:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:10 are combined in LXX, and there is certainly a real, though obscure, relationship between them. The two together form one 'acrostic,' the vv. beginning with the successive letters of t...
Psalms 9:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Not alway . — In the original the negative comes emphatically at the commencement, ruling both clauses, as in Psalms 35:19 . The expectation of the poor. — The sufferer’s hope will at some time...
Psalms 9:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 9:1-20 Psalms 7:1-17 ; Psalms 9:1-20 are connected by the recurrence of the two thoughts of God as the Judge of nations and the wicked falling into the pit which he digged. Probably the...
Psalms 9:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in the Righteous Judge Psalms 9:1-20 The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, “concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps,” referring to the death of Gol...
Psalms 9:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The burden of this psalm is thanksgiving for Jehovah's righteous rule by which He has overcome the enemies of the chosen people. It is almost exclusively a song of thanksgiving. There are a few brief...
Psalms 9:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a sweet promise for a thousand occasions, and when pleaded before the throne in his name who comprehends in himself every promise, and is indeed himself the great Promise of the Bible, it wil...
Psalms 9:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the needy shall not always be forgotten ,.... The people of God are poor and needy for the most part; they are so in things temporal, and they are poor in spirit, or in things spiritual, of whic...
Psalms 9:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever. Ver. 18. For the needy shall not always be forgotten ] Because he that shall come will come, an...
Psalms 9:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The needy shall not always be forgotten Though God, for a time, may seem to forget or neglect them, and suffer their enemies to triumph over them; The expectation of the poor Namely, of their rec...
Psalms 9:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to the L ORD , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among...
Psalms 9:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The needy shall not alway be forgotten, though God for a time may seem to neglect or forget them, and suffer their enemies to triumph over them. Shall not perish; which negative particle is fitly...
Psalms 9:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.' After the pause and...
Psalms 9:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “A psalm of thanksgiving ( Psalms 9:1-2 ) after a victory ( Psalms 9:3 ) over the heathen wrought by Divine judgment ( Psalms 9:4-6 ), expressing confidence in His constant protection o...
Psalms 9:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This Psalm has a dedication which is very difficult to understand: «To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.» Either «Muthlabben» is the tune to which the Psalm was to be sung, or som...
Psalms 9:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:5 . Thou hast rebuked the heathen. A song in ancient time was made after every victory, a sort of Te Deum, to be sung in the congregation. The collection of those hallowed martial odes...
Psalms 9:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will praise Thee, O Lord. Praise, trust, and prayer In the Septuagint, this Psalm refers to the death of the Divine Son, and recites His victory over death, the grave, and all our foes. I....
Psalms 9:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This psalm, which, like the six preceding it, is declared by the title to be "a Psalm of David," is a song of thanksgiving for the defeat of some foreign enemy. It is the first of wha...
Psalms 9:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
Psalms 9:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

James 2:5 ; Luke 1:53 ; Luke 6:20 ; Proverbs 23:18 ; Proverbs 24:14 ; Psalms 102:17 ; Psalms 102:20 ; Psalms 109:31 ; Psalms 12:5 ; Psalms 72:12-14 ; Psalms 72:4 ; Psalms 9:12

Psalms 9:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 9:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 9:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 9:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 9:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 9:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 9:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 9:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 9:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 9:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 9:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 9:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 9:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge