Psalms 9:18

¹⁶ The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

¹⁷ The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

¹⁹ Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

²⁰ Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
KJV: For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
WEB: For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
ASV: For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
DARBY: For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
BLB: For the needy will not be forgotten forever, [nor] the hope of the poor perish to the [end].

ÅB: Den trengende er ikke glemt for alltid;
de undertryktes håp skal ikke gå til grunne for evig.
OTB: For de fattige vil ikke alltid bli glemt,
Heller ikke de elendiges håp vil forsvinne for alltid.
B1930: For ikke skal den fattige glemmes for all tid; de saktmodiges håp skal ikke gå til grunne for evig.

Psalms 12:5
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
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Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
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Proverbs 24:14
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
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James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
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Luke 6:20
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
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Psalms 102:20
to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
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Psalms 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
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