English Standard Version
Psalms 140:12
12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.
Psalms 140:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I know that the Lord will maintain The cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But I know the Lord will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.
Context of Psalms 140:12
10Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise! 11Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily! I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy. 13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:12 word by word
יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְ֭הוָה דִּ֣ין עָנִ֑י מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 140:12
- Psalms 9:4For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
- Psalms 10:17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
- Psalms 22:24For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him.
- Psalms 72:4May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
- Psalms 102:17he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.
- 1 Kings 8:45then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient landmark or enter the fields of the fatherless,
- Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
- Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.
- Matthew 11:5the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted - See the notes at Psalm 9:4. The psalmist here doubtless refers primarily to himself, as having a confident belief that the Lord would maintain “his” cause, or would defend “him.” At the same time he makes the statement general, implying that what would be done to him would be done to all in similar circumstances. The idea is that God, in all his attributes, in all his providential…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring mischief upon themselves, even the burning coals of Divine vengeance. And surely the righteous shall dwell in God's presence, and give him thanks for evermore. This is true thanksgiving, even thanks-living: this use we should make of all our deliverances, we should serve God the more closely and cheerfully. Those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this personal lament, the psalmist describes God's enemies and their evil plans. He prays for the Lord's protection and rescue, trusting in God's strength and justice. He predicts that fire will judge the evil (Psalm 140:9–11) and that he will be proven right and live in the Lord's presence (140:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Compare Psa 9:4).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 12A slanderer Esau, who would trap with his mouth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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