Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
Psalm 9:9 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord also will be a refuge and a high tower for the oppressed, a refuge and a stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation). American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble; Common English Bible The LORD is a safe place for the oppressed— a safe place in difficult times. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will judge the whole world in equity. He will judge the people in justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version and he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice. |
Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Ya`akov is our refuge. Selah.
Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.*
Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
Say among the nations, *The LORD reigns.* The world is also established. It can't be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.
Let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Yisra'el, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
*Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!
The eternal God is [your] dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, Destroy.
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.