New American Standard Bible 1995
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 will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. 18For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. Arise, O Lord, do not let 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
Cross-references for Psalms 9:19
- Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.
- Psalms 10:12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
- Psalms 68:1Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, And let those who hate Him flee before Him.
- Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, and plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You all day long.
- Psalms 76:8You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still
- Psalms 80:2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power And come to save us!
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the 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 as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.
- Genesis 32:28He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”
- 1 Samuel 2:9He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail.
- 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.”
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?
- Psalms 79:6Pour out Your wrath upon the nations which do not know You, And upon the kingdoms which do not call upon Your name.
- Psalms 149:7To execute vengeance on the nations And punishment 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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