1 Samuel 2:9

1 Samuel 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• New International Version (NIV)He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:9

7The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts. 8He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the garbage heap To seat them with nobles, And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them. He watches over the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a person prevail. 10Those who contend with the Lord will be terrified; Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His anointed.” 11Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy continued to attend to the service of the Lord before Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 2:9 word by word

רַגְלֵ֤י חֲסִידָיו֙ יִשְׁמֹ֔ר וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יִדָּ֑מּוּ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְכֹ֖חַ יִגְבַּר־אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

• He watchesשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• of His godlyחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
• But the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• areדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: stationaryH1826
• in darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• For not by mightכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• shall a personאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• prevailגָּבַרgâbar · to prevailH1396

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:9

• Job 5:24You will know that your tent is secure, For you will visit your home and have nothing missing.
• Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
• Psalms 91:11For He will give His angels orders concerning you, To protect you in all your ways.
• Psalms 94:18If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
• Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber.
• Proverbs 16:9The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.
• 1 Peter 1:5who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, He loves the people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand, And they followed in Your steps; Everyone takes of Your words.
• Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
• Psalms 97:10Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked.
• Proverbs 2:8Guarding the paths of justice, And He watches over the way of His godly ones.
• Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints.
• Job 5:16So the helpless has hope, And injustice has shut its mouth.
• Ecclesiastes 5:17All his life he also eats in darkness with great irritation, sickness, and anger.
• Jeremiah 8:14Why are we sitting still? Assemble yourselves, and let’s go into the fortified cities And perish there, For the Lord our God has doomed us And given us poisoned water to drink, Because we have sinned against the Lord.
• Zephaniah 1:15That day is a day of anger, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He will keep the feet of his saints - He will order and direct all their goings, and keep them from every evil way. The wicked shall be silent in darkness - The Targum understands this of their being sent to the darkness of hell; they shall be slain. By strength shall no man prevail - Because God is omnipotent, and no power can be successfully exerted against him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Hannah’s Prayer of Praise celebrates Samuel's dedication to serving God. It highlights God's: Uniqueness (1 Samuel 2:1–2) Power to change fortunes (1 Samuel 2:3–9) Ability to strengthen his chosen king (1 Samuel 2:10) Like Mary’s Song of Praise in Luke 1:46–55, Hannah’s prayer emphasizes God bringing down the rich and powerful and lifting up the poor and oppressed (1 Samuel 2:7–8; Luke 1:52–53). David’s prayer in 2 Samuel 22 is another beautiful statement…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111Sa 2:1-11. Hannah's Song in Thankfulness to God. 1. Hannah prayed, and said--Praise and prayer are inseparably conjoined in Scripture (Col 4:2; 1Ti 2:1). This beautiful song was her tribute of thanks for the divine goodness in answering her petition. mine horn is exalted in the Lord--Allusion is here made to a peculiarity in the dress of Eastern women about Lebanon, which seems to have obtained anciently among the Israelite women, that of wearing a tin…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:9

• Barrenness
• Hannah
• Joy
• Poetry
• Praise
• Psalms
• Righteous
• Samuel
• Satire
• Self-Righteousness
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill
• Dust
• Esteem
• Fleshhook
• Hannah
• Hire
• Horn
• Increase

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings