He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,\par\tab And hath not despised their prayer.
Psalm 9:18 - American Standard Version 2015 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten,\par\tab Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the expectation and hope of the meek and the poor shall not perish forever. American Standard Version (1901) For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever. Common English Bible Because the poor won’t be forgotten forever, the hope of those who suffer won’t be lost for all time. Catholic Public Domain Version The sinners will be turned into Hell: all the Gentiles who have forgotten God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wicked shall be turned into hell, all the nations that forget God. |
He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,\par\tab And hath not despised their prayer.
To hear the sighing of the prisoner;\par\tab To loose those that are appointed to death;
For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,\par\tab To save him from them that judge his soul.
Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,\par\tab Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;\par\tab I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:\par\tab Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Now consider this, ye that forget God,\par\tab Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah:\par\tab {\i Thou art} my trust from my youth.
He will judge the poor of the people,\par\tab He will save the children of the needy,\par\tab And will break in pieces the oppressor.
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them;\par\tab He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
For surely there is a reward;\par\tab And thy hope shall not be cut off.
So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul;\par\tab If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward,\par\tab And thy hope shall not be cut off.
{\b The hungry he hath filled with good things};\par\tab And the rich he hath sent empty away.
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, {\cf6 Blessed {\i are} ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world {\i to be} rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?