Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 9:18 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βFor the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall {not} perish for ever.β
Psalms 9:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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}
The wicked shall be turned into hell, {and} all the nations that forget God.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall {not} perish for ever.
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Put them in fear, O LORD: {that} the nations may know themselves {to be but} men. Selah.
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