English Standard Version
Psalms 9:19
19Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, O Lord, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Arise, O Lord! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!
Context of Psalms 9:19
17The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you! 20Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:19 word by word
קוּמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אַל־יָעֹ֣ז אֱנ֑וֹשׁ יִשָּׁפְט֥וּ ג֝וֹיִ֗ם עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 9:19
- Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
- Psalms 10:12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.
- Psalms 68:1God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him!
- Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, defend your cause; remember how the foolish scoff at you all the day!
- Psalms 76:8From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,
- Psalms 80:2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to save us!
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
- Zephaniah 3:8"Therefore wait for me," declares the Lord, "for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed.
- Genesis 32:28Then he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed."
- 1 Samuel 2:9"He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11And Asa cried to the Lord his God, "O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. 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; let not man prevail against you."
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 79:6Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name!
- Psalms 149:7to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments 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
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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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