The prayer of the destitute he surely will regard; Their prayer will he not despise, by him it shall be heard.
Psalm 9:18 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) For they that needy are shall not forgotten be alway; The expectation of the poor shall not be lost for aye. 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. |
The prayer of the destitute he surely will regard; Their prayer will he not despise, by him it shall be heard.
That of the mournful prisoner the groanings he might hear, To set them free that unto death by men appointed are:
For he shall stand at his right hand who is in poverty, To save him from all those that would condemn his soul to die.
For poor oppress'd, and for the sighs of needy, rise will I, Saith God, and him in safety set from such as him defy.
Now, ye that God forget, this carefully consider; Lest I in pieces tear you all, and none can you deliver.
The people's poor ones he shall judge, the needy's children save; And those shall he in pieces break who them oppressed have.
When he enquireth after blood, he then rememb'reth them: The humble folk he not forgets that call upon his name.