Psalm 9:19

Translations

Modern

Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Traditional

Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Literal

Arise, O YHWH! Do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged before Your face.

Latin

Exsurge, Domine; non confortetur homo: judicentur gentes in conspectu tuo.

Original

Hebrew

English

Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Notes

Psalms 9:19–20

The psalmist concludes his lament by asking God to act on his behalf. He prays for the Lord’s intervention against those who do wrong. This includes a request for divine vengeance (God’s just punishment of evildoers). The psalmist trusts that only God can bring true justice.
but men: People who gain power and honor can become oppressive and assume glory for themselves (see Psalm 8:4; 10:18).

Psalms 9:1–10:18

This hymn celebrates the Lord's rule and triumph over evil. It may also respond to the laments in Psalms 3–7.

Some believe that Psalms 9 and 10 should be read together as one psalm in two parts. This is because Psalm 9 has a title, while Psalm 10 does not.

Despite some missing or inverted letters, the two psalms form an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that each line or section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Other alphabetic acrostics include Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111–112, 119, and 145.

The ancient Greek and Latin translations treat Psalms 9 and 10 as one psalm.

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Psalm 3:7
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 44:26
Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Psalm 44:23
Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
Psalm 74:22–23
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Psalm 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Psalm 10:12
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
Psalm 149:7
…to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
Joel 3:12
Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.
Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
Jeremiah 10:25
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.

Glossary

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Topics

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