Psalms 9:4

Psalms 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
• New International Version (NIV)For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.

Context of Psalms 9:4

2I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 3When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously. 5Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever. 6The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.

Psalms 9:4 word by word

כִּֽי־עָ֭שִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י וְדִינִ֑י יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ לְ֝כִסֵּ֗א שׁוֹפֵ֥ט צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 9:4

• Psalms 16:5Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
• Psalms 140:12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
• Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
• Psalms 47:8God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
• Psalms 96:13Before Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.
• Psalms 98:9Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
• 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.
• 1 Peter 2:23who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Commentaries on Psalms 9:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause - My righteous cause; that is, when he was unequally attacked. When his enemies came upon him in an unprovoked and cruel manner, God had interposed and had defended his cause. This shows that the psalmist refers to something that had occurred in the past; also that he regarded his cause as right - for the interposition of God in his behalf had confirmed him in this belief. Thou satest in the throne judging…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The throne represents the Lord’s royal authority.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. When ... are turned back--It is the result of God's power alone. He, as a righteous Judge (Psa 7:11), vindicates His people. He rebukes by acts as well as words (Psa 6:1; 18:15), and so effectually as to destroy the names of nations as well as persons.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 9:4

• Faith
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Commentaries on Psalms 9

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings