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Psalms 9:9

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And the Lord is become a refuge for the poor: a helper in due time in tribulation.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The Lord also wil be a refuge for the poore, a refuge in due time, euen in affliction.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The LORD also will bee a refuge for the oppressed: a refuge, in times of trouble.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The LORD also will be a refuge for the poor, a refuge in times of trouble.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Yahweh also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
also will be x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
a refuge 4869
{4869} Prime
מִשְׂגָּב
misgab
{mis-gawb'}
From H7682; properly a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly altitude; figuratively a refuge; misgab; a place in Moab.
for the oppressed, 1790
{1790} Prime
דַּךְ
dak
{dak}
From an unused root (compare H1794); crushed, that is, (figuratively) injured.
a refuge 4869
{4869} Prime
מִשְׂגָּב
misgab
{mis-gawb'}
From H7682; properly a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly altitude; figuratively a refuge; misgab; a place in Moab.
in times 6256
{6256} Prime
עֵת
`eth
{ayth}
From H5703; time, especially (adverbially with preposition) now, when, etc.
of trouble. 6869
{6869} Prime
צָרָה
tsarah
{tsaw-raw'}
Feminine of H6862; tightness (that is, figuratively trouble); transitively a female rival.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 9:9-10

_ _ The oppressed, and all who know Him (Psalms 5:3; Psalms 7:1), find Him a sure refuge.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 9:1-10.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 9:9

The LORD also will be a refuge for the (d) oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

(d) Our miseries are meant to cause us to feel God's present care over us.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
The LORD[YHWH]:

Psalms 18:2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.
Psalms 32:7 Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 46:1 [[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.]] God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 48:3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
Psalms 62:8 Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 91:1-2 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ... I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalms 142:4 I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Isaiah 4:5-6 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence. ... And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isaiah 8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Nahum 1:7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!
Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

be a refuge:
Heb. be a high place,
Psalms 20:1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
Psalms 46:7 The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.
*marg.

in times:

Psalms 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Psalms 77:1-2 [[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph.]] I cried unto God with my voice, [even] unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. ... In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 108:12 Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man.
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Dt 33:27. Ps 18:2; 20:1; 32:7; 37:39; 46:1, 7; 48:3; 50:15; 62:8; 77:1; 91:1; 108:12; 142:4. Pv 18:10. Is 4:5; 8:14; 32:2. Na 1:7. Lk 13:34. He 6:18.

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