A moment in scripture
Psalms 9:18
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For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 9:16
The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Psalms 9:17
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 9:19
Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
- Psalms 9:20
Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.