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the hope of the afflicted will never perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall <i>not</i> perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall <i>not</i> perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the poor will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the burdened perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The poor and the homeless won't always be forgotten and without hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Needy people will not always be forgotten. Nor will the hope of oppressed people be lost forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the needy is not forgotten forever, "" [Nor] the hope of the humble lost for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the needy shall not be forgotten forever: the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:19>For the poor will not be forgotten in the end. The patience of the poor will not perish in the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the needy will never be forgotten, nor will the hope of the afflicted ever fade. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the poor shall not always be forgotten; and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he never forgets the poor and you will never destroy the hope of the poor.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/9-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=794" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/9.htm">I Will Give Thanks to the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: ’eḇ·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">the needy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5331.htm" title="5331: lā·ne·ṣaḥ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity. ">always</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: yiš·šā·ḵaḥ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">be forgotten;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: tiq·waṯ (N-fsc) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">nor the hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/6035.htm" title="6035: ʿă·nå̄·wīm (Adj-mp) -- Poor, afflicted, humble, meek. Or Aanayv; from anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of the oppressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5703.htm" title="5703: lā·‘aḏ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Perpetuity. From adah; properly, a terminus, i.e. duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity.">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: tō·ḇaḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">dashed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-18.htm">Proverbs 23:18</a></span><br />For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Proverbs 24:14</a></span><br />Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a></span><br />Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-25.htm">Lamentations 3:25-26</a></span><br />The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-5.htm">Romans 5:5</a></span><br />And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18-19</a></span><br />Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-9.htm">Psalm 37:9</a></span><br />For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-34.htm">Psalm 37:34</a></span><br />Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Psalm 71:5</a></span><br />For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-5.htm">Psalm 146:5</a></span><br />Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.</p><p class="hdg">For the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Psalm 9:12</a></b></br> When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Psalm 72:4,12-14</a></b></br> He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor… </p><p class="hdg">expectation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-18.htm">Proverbs 23:18</a></b></br> For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Proverbs 24:14</a></b></br> So <i>shall</i> the knowledge of wisdom <i>be</i> unto thy soul: when thou hast found <i>it</i>, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Age</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Alway</a> <a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Always</a> <a href="/psalms/9-9.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Expectation</a> <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/41-9.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-28.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/numbers/12-3.htm">Meek</a> <a href="/job/34-28.htm">Need</a> <a href="/job/34-28.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Poor</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/49-9.htm">Alway</a> <a href="/psalms/10-5.htm">Always</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Expectation</a> <a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Meek</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Poor</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/9-1.htm">David praises God for executing judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">He incites others to praise him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">He prays that he may have cause to praise him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the needy will not always be forgotten;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's enduring memory and care for the needy. In biblical context, the "needy" often refers to those who are poor, marginalized, or oppressed. Throughout Scripture, God is portrayed as a defender of the poor and needy (<a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a>). The assurance that they will not always be forgotten reflects God's justice and faithfulness. Historically, Israel was called to care for the needy, as seen in laws regarding gleaning and the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>, <a href="/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>). This promise also points to the eschatological hope where God will ultimately vindicate and restore those who have suffered injustice. <p><b>nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.</b><br>The "oppressed" refers to those who suffer under injustice or tyranny. The Bible consistently speaks against oppression and calls for justice (<a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>). The phrase assures that their hope will not be permanently crushed, indicating a future reversal of their circumstances. This aligns with the prophetic vision of a coming kingdom where righteousness prevails (<a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus embodies this hope, proclaiming good news to the poor and freedom for the oppressed (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a>). The ultimate fulfillment of this promise is seen in the eschatological hope of <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a>, where God will wipe away every tear, and there will be no more suffering or oppression.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_needy.htm">The Needy</a></b><br>This term refers to those who are poor, afflicted, or in distress. In the context of the Psalm, it represents individuals who are marginalized or suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressed.htm">The Oppressed</a></b><br>These are individuals who are burdened by injustice or tyranny. The Psalm speaks to their hope and the assurance of God's justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this Psalm, David often wrote about themes of justice and God's faithfulness to the downtrodden.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, Zion often represents the place where God dwells and where His justice is ultimately realized.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>An overarching theme in the Psalms, highlighting God's commitment to righteousness and His promise to uphold the cause of the needy and oppressed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_the_needy.htm">God's Faithfulness to the Needy</a></b><br>God does not forget the needy; His memory and care are eternal. This should encourage us to trust in His timing and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The hope of the oppressed is not in vain. God promises that their hope will not be dashed forever, reminding us to hold onto hope even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_justice.htm">Call to Justice</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect God's heart for justice. This means advocating for the needy and oppressed in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>While it may seem that justice is delayed, God's timing is perfect. We are encouraged to remain patient and faithful, trusting in His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_compassion.htm">Active Compassion</a></b><br>We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus, actively showing compassion and support to those who are suffering.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_view_acts_of_injustice.htm">How does God view acts of injustice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_global_suffering_contradict_psalm_72.htm">Psalm 72:12-14 promises deliverance for the needy, yet suffering persists globally; does this contradict the psalm's assurance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_find_strength_in_faith.htm">What does the Bible say about abuse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Not alway</span>.--In the original the negative comes emphatically at the commencement, ruling both clauses, as in <a href="/psalms/35-19.htm" title="Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.">Psalm 35:19</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The expectation of the poor.</span>--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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the needy shall not alway be forgotten</span>. The peer and needy, the oppressed and down-trodden (vers. 9, 12), <span class="accented">seem</span> 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," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> always. There shall be a time when their expectation shall have its accomplishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/9-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the needy</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶבְי֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’eḇ·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> </span><span class="str2">In want, needy, poor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{will} not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">always</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֭נֶצַח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ne·ṣaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5331.htm">Strong's 5331: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be forgotten;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׁכַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šā·ḵaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor the hope</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְוַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·waṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8615.htm">Strong's 8615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, expectancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the oppressed</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ֝נִיִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·nî·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6035.htm">Strong's 6035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble, meek</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעַֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5703.htm">Strong's 5703: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dashed.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאבַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalm 9:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 9:18 For the needy shall not always be (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 9:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 9:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/9-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 9:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 9:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>