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Psalms 76:9
Psalms 76:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
Context of Psalms 76:9
7Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? 8Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. [Selah 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee. 11Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Read all of Psalms 76Psalms 76:9 word by word
בְּקוּם־לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט אֱלֹהִ֑ים לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ כָּל־עַנְוֵי־אֶ֣רֶץ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 76:9
- Psalms 9:7But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
- Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
- Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah
- Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- Jeremiah 5:28They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
- Psalms 25:9The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
- Psalms 149:4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.
- Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- 1 Peter 3:4but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Commentaries on Psalms 76:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The meek of the earth - The humbled or oppressed people of the land. The poor Jews, now utterly helpless, and calling upon the Lord for succor.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9When God arose to judgment - That is, when he came to overthrow and destroy the enemies of his people, as referred to in the former part of the psalm. To save all the meek of the earth - Of the land - to wit, the land of Judea; or, to save his people when in affliction. The word “meek,” which with us usually means those who are forbearing under injuries, means here the humble, the afflicted, the crushed, the oppressed.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 God's people are the meek of the earth, the quiet in the land, that suffer wrong, but do none. The righteous God seems to keep silence long, yet, sooner or later, he will make judgment to be heard. We live in an angry, provoking world; we often feel much, and are apt to fear more, from the wrath of man. What will not turn to his praise, shall not be suffered to break out. He can set bounds to the wrath of man, as he does to the raging sea…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9The needy await their victorious God, while the wicked stand in fear of him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. God's judgment on the wicked is His people's deliverance (Psa 9:12; 10:7).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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