Psalms 9:18

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.

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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 t...
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....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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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 o...
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 nee...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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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 t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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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 ind...
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 a...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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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;...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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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. S...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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¹⁸ For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 9:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 9:18