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Psalms 9:7
7Every day the Lord will rule as king. He sits on his throne as judge.
Psalms 9:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice,
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.
Context of Psalms 9:7
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. Every day the Lord will rule as king. He sits on his throne as judge. 8He is fair when he judges all the people in the world. He brings justice to all the nations. 9For people who suffer, the Lord gives them a safe place. When trouble comes to them, he keeps them safe.
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:7 word by word
וַֽ֭יהוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם יֵשֵׁ֑ב כּוֹנֵ֖ן לַמִּשְׁפָּ֣ט כִּסְאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 9:7
- Psalms 90:2From before the mountains began, and before you made the world, you were already there, as God. You have no beginning and no end.
- Psalms 102:12But you, Lord, rule for ever as king. People will always remember you.
- Hebrews 1:11All these things will come to an end. But as for you, you will continue for ever. Like clothes, those things will all become old.
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is always the same, yesterday, today and for ever.
- 2 Peter 3:8My friends, here is one thing that you must remember. In the Lord God's mind, one day and 1,000 years are the same. For him, 1,000 years is like a single day.
- Psalms 50:3Our God is coming, and he does not come quietly! A fire burns up everything that is in front of him. There is a great storm all round him.
- Psalms 103:19The Lord rules from his throne in heaven. He rules as king over everything.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne. I saw that God was sitting on it. The earth and the sky rushed away from the place where he sat. There was no longer any place for them.
Commentaries on Psalms 9:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But the Lord shall endure - All things shall have an end but God and holy spirits.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But the Lord shall endure for ever - Yahweh is eternal - always the same. Though these cities have become desolate, and the enemy has been permitted to triumph, and nations and people have passed away, yet God is ever the same, unaffected by these changes and desolations, and in due time he will always interfere and vindicate his own character, and defend the oppressed and the wronged. He hath prepared his throne for judgment - See Psalm 9:4. He sits as a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10The godly do not rely on human governments, which can be weak or corrupt. They understand that earthly rulers are limited and sometimes unfair. Instead, they put their hope in God’s eternal rule. God governs with perfect justice and fairness (see Psalms 96–100).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is contrasted with the ruin of the wicked.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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