Psalms 9:18 · KJV
“For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall {not} perish for ever.”
— Psalms 9:18
The wicked shall be turned into hell, {and} all the nations that forget God.
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Psalms 9 — Context
The LORD is known {by} the judgment {which} he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. {Higgaion: that is, Meditation}
17The wicked shall be turned into hell, {and} all the nations that forget God.
18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall {not} perish for ever.
19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
20Put them in fear, O LORD: {that} the nations may know themselves {to be but} men. Selah.
Cross References
Psalms 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. {puffeth...: or, would ensnare him}
Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? {of the: or, of that}
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.
Luke 6:20
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed {be ye} poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luke 1:53
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Psalms 102:20
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; {those...: Heb. the children of death}
Psalms 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.