Psalms 9:19

Psalms 9:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
• New International Version (NIV)Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight.

Context of Psalms 9:19

17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God. 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. 20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

Psalms 9:19 word by word

קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אַל־יָעֹ֣ז אֱנ֑וֹשׁ יִשָּׁפְט֥וּ ג֝וֹיִ֗ם עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• do not letאַל'al · notH408
• manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• prevailעָזַז‛âzaz · be strongH5810
• let the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• be judgedשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• inעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Your presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Psalms 9:19

• Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
• Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
• Psalms 68:1God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
• Psalms 74:22Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
• Psalms 76:8From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
• Psalms 80:2before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.
• Isaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
• Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation— all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
• Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Psalms 79:6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
• Psalms 149:7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

Commentaries on Psalms 9:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Arise, O Lord - Let this be the time in which thou wilt deliver thy poor people under oppression and persecution.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Arise, O Lord - See the notes at Psalm 3:7. Let not man prevail - Against thee and thy cause. The war waged against the psalmist he regarded as waged against God, and he calls upon him, therefore, to interpose and vindicate his own cause. The word rendered “prevail” is be strong; that is, let not man seem to be stronger than thou art, or let, him not succeed in his efforts in opposing thy cause. Let the heathen be judged in thy sight - The nations to whom…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal death, we may thence hope…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The psalmist concludes his lament by asking God to act on his behalf. He prays for the Lord’s intervention against those who do wrong. This includes a request for divine vengeance (God’s just punishment of evildoers). The psalmist trusts that only God can bring true justice. but men: People who gain power and honor can become oppressive and assume glory for themselves (see Psalm 8:4; 10:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Arise--(compare Psa 4:7). let not man--(Psa 8:4). let ... be judged--and of course condemned.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 9:19

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• Endure
• Gate
• Inquisition
• Man
• Muthlabben
• Perpetual
• Refuge
• Rejoice
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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