Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. New Living Translation But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. English Standard Version For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. Berean Study Bible For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. King James Bible For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. New King James Version For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. New American Standard Bible For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. NASB 1995 For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. NASB 1977 For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. Amplified Bible For the poor will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the burdened perish forever. Christian Standard Bible For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. American Standard Version For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because he never forgets the poor and you will never destroy the hope of the poor. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever. Contemporary English Version The poor and the homeless won't always be forgotten and without hope. Douay-Rheims Bible For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever. Good News Translation The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever. International Standard Version For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever. Literal Standard Version For the needy is not forgotten forever, [Nor] the hope of the humble lost for all time. New American Bible For the needy will never be forgotten, nor will the hope of the afflicted ever fade. NET Bible for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. New Revised Standard Version For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. New Heart English Bible For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. World English Bible For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. Young's Literal Translation For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age. Additional Translations ... Context I Will Give Thanks to the LORD…17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. 19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.… Cross References Psalm 9:12 For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. Psalm 10:17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, Psalm 12:5 "For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will bring safety to him who yearns." Psalm 62:5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. Psalm 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. Psalm 74:19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever. Proverbs 23:18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. Treasury of Scripture For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. For the Psalm 9:12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Psalm 12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. Psalm 72:4,12-14 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor… expectation Proverbs 23:18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Proverbs 24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
(18) Not alway.--In the original the negative comes emphatically at the commencement, ruling both clauses, as in Psalm 35:19. The expectation of the poor.--The sufferer's hope will at some time be realised: the hope of being righted. In this confidence the psalmist goes on to call on Jehovah to appear as judge. Verse 18. - For the needy shall not alway be forgotten. The peer and needy, the oppressed and down-trodden (vers. 9, 12), seem for a time to be forgotten of God; but even this seeming oblivion comes to an end when judgment fails on the oppressors (ver. 17). The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. "The expectation of the poor" is deliverance. It shall not "perish," or be disappointed, "for ever," i.e. always. There shall be a time when their expectation shall have its accomplishment.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the needy אֶבְי֑וֹן (’eḇ·yō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor {will} not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no always לָ֭נֶצַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity be forgotten; יִשָּׁכַ֣ח (yiš·šā·ḵaḥ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention nor the hope תִּקְוַ֥ת (tiq·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy of the oppressed עֲ֝נִיִּ֗ים (‘ă·nî·yîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6035: Poor, afflicted, humble, meek forever לָעַֽד׃ (lā·‘aḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5703: A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity dashed. תֹּאבַ֥ד (tō·ḇaḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Jump to Previous Afflicted Age Alway Always Crushed Expectation Forever Forgotten Help Hope Hopes Humble Lost Meek Need Needy Perish PoorJump to Next Afflicted Age Alway Always Crushed Expectation Forever Forgotten Help Hope Hopes Humble Lost Meek Need Needy Perish PoorLinks Psalm 9:18 NIVPsalm 9:18 NLT Psalm 9:18 ESV Psalm 9:18 NASB Psalm 9:18 KJV Psalm 9:18 BibleApps.com Psalm 9:18 Biblia Paralela Psalm 9:18 Chinese Bible Psalm 9:18 French Bible Psalm 9:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 9:18 For the needy shall not always be (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
   
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