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 some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up. 8He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s, and he has set the world in order. “He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone. 10Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.” 11Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the Lord by assisting Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 2:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• He will keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• of his saintsחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623
• and the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall be silentדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: destroyedH1826
• in darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• for by strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• shall no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• prevailגָּבַרgâbar · to prevailH1396

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:9

• Job 5:24You will know that your home is safe. When you survey your possessions, nothing will be missing.
• Psalms 37:23The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
• Psalms 91:11For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.
• Psalms 94:18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
• Psalms 121:3He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.
• Proverbs 16:9We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
• 1 Peter 1:5And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.
• Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
• Psalms 97:10You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
• Proverbs 2:8He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
• Job 5:16And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.
• Ecclesiastes 5:17Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud—frustrated, discouraged, and angry.
• Jeremiah 8:14“Then the people will say, ‘Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.
• Zephaniah 1:15It will be a day when the Lord’s anger is poured out— a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

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

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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