Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

King James Version

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Holman Bible

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

International Standard Version

For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

A Conservative Version

For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.

American Standard Version

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

Amplified


For the poor will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the burdened perish forever.

Bible in Basic English

For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

Darby Translation

For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

For the needy shall not be forgotten forever: the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

King James 2000

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for [the] needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall never perish.

Modern King James verseion

For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish forever.

NET Bible

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

New Heart English Bible

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

The Emphasized Bible

For, not always, shall the needy, be forgotten, - nor, the hope of the oppressed, perish for ever.

Webster

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

World English Bible

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.

References

Hastings

Watsons

Images Psalm 9:18

Context Readings

Celebration Of God's Justice

17 The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
19 Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!

Cross References

Proverbs 23:18

Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Psalm 12:5

"Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Proverbs 24:14

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Psalm 71:5

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth.

Psalm 72:4

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!

Psalm 72:12-14

For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.

Psalm 102:17

he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.

Psalm 102:20

to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,

Psalm 109:31

For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

Luke 1:53

he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.

Luke 6:20

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

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