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Psalms 9:4
4You showed that I was right. You sat on your throne as a judge who truly decides what is right.
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 very happy because of you. I will sing to praise your name, Most High God. 3Because my enemies have seen your power, they turned back and they fell down. You won against them. You showed that I was right. You sat on your throne as a judge who truly decides what is right. 5Clearly you spoke against the nations. You destroyed the wicked people, so that nobody will remember them ever again. 6Down came the cities of our enemies! You destroyed them for ever. People will just forget them.
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:4 word by word
כִּֽי־עָ֭שִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י וְדִינִ֑י יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ לְ֝כִסֵּ֗א שׁוֹפֵ֥ט צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 9:4
- Psalms 16:5You, Lord, are all that I need. What you give to me is enough, for me and for my descendants.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord helps poor people. He makes sure that they receive justice.
- Psalms 45:6God, you will continue to rule as king always and for ever. Your authority as king will bring justice to your people.
- Psalms 47:8God rules over the nations. God is sitting on his holy throne.
- Psalms 89:14As King, you rule with justice, and you always do what is right. You show your faithful love and you are faithful.
- Psalms 96:13They will sing to praise the Lord, for he will come to judge the earth. He is a fair judge. He will judge all the people of the world with his truth.
- Psalms 98:9to praise the Lord. He is coming to judge the earth. He is a fair judge. He will judge all the people of the world honestly.
- Isaiah 11:4But he will judge poor people with true justice. He will decide to do what is right for all the helpless people. He will have authority everywhere in the land. The words that he speaks will bring death to wicked people.
- 1 Peter 2:23People insulted Christ, but he did not say any bad thing to answer them. People caused him to have trouble, but he never tried to hurt them in return. Instead, Christ trusted God to help him. He knew that God always judges people fairly.
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
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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
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