New English Translation
Psalms 9:4
4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.
Psalms 9:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
- New International Version (NIV)For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
Context of Psalms 9:4
2I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision. 5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. 6The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished.
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:4 word by word
כִּֽי־עָ֭שִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י וְדִינִ֑י יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ לְ֝כִסֵּ֗א שׁוֹפֵ֥ט צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 9:4
- Psalms 16:5Lord, you give me stability and prosperity; you make my future secure.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
- Psalms 47:8God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!
- Psalms 89:14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.
- Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he comes! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in accordance with his justice.
- Psalms 98:9before the Lord! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.
- Isaiah 11:4He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
- 1 Peter 2:23When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
Commentaries on Psalms 9:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause - My righteous cause; that is, when he was unequally attacked. When his enemies came upon him in an unprovoked and cruel manner, God had interposed and had defended his cause. This shows that the psalmist refers to something that had occurred in the past; also that he regarded his cause as right - for the interposition of God in his behalf had confirmed him in this belief. Thou satest in the throne judging…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The throne represents the Lord’s royal authority.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. When ... are turned back--It is the result of God's power alone. He, as a righteous Judge (Psa 7:11), vindicates His people. He rebukes by acts as well as words (Psa 6:1; 18:15), and so effectually as to destroy the names of nations as well as persons.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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