Psalms 9:18

the needy. a needy one.

poor. oppressed. Compare Psalms 9:12.

not. Ellipsis of second negative. See note on Genesis 2:6.

Related Commentaries of 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 t...
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...
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....
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

Needy ] Another of the group of words referred to in the note on Psalms 9:12 . Poor ] The same word as in Psalms 9:12 .
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

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...
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 exclusi...
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

A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to...
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

‘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 o...
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

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 vict...
The Biblical Illustrator

Consider my trouble. A note of trouble in a triumph Psalm The second part of the Psalm begins with Psalms 9:13 . The prayer in that verse is t...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, though it may often seem that his misery will never be ended; the expectation of the poor shall not peri...
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

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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