18 For the poor shall not be always forgotten: the hope [a]of the afflicted shall not perish forever.

19 Up Lord: let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord, that the heathen may know that they are but [b]men. Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:18 God promiseth not to help us before we have felt the cross.
  2. Psalm 9:20 Which they cannot learn without the fear of thy judgment.

18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(A) of the afflicted(B) will never perish.

19 Arise,(C) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(D)
    let the nations be judged(E) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(F) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(G)

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