Psalms 9:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 9:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 9:18 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 9:18 — KJV
“For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.”
— Psalms 9:18 (KJV)
Psalms 9:18 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 9:18
“For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:18: needy, poor, ever
“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:18: alway, poor, ever
“And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:18: poor, ever
“And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:18: poor, ever
“And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. the nations: the nations that warred against Israel that...: or, even to destruction”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:18: perish, ever
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