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 shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God. 18For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever. Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight. 20Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Psalms 9:19 word by word

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

Cross-references for Psalms 9:19

• Psalms 3:7Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.
• Psalms 10:12Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
• Psalms 68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him.
• Psalms 74:22Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day;
• Psalms 76:8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from the heavens; the earth feared, and was still,
• Psalms 80:2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up thy strength, and come to our deliverance.
• Isaiah 42:13Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout; he will shew himself mighty against his enemies.
• Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, [as in] the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, [and] pierced the monster?
• Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon them mine indignation, — all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
• Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
• Psalms 79:6Pour out thy fury upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that call not upon thy name:
• Psalms 149:7To execute vengeance against the nations, [and] punishment among 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

• Prayer
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

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

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