Passage

Psalms 9.10

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"8. And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness. 9. Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;"

"10. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."

"11. Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings. 12. For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor." (Psalms 9:8-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"8. He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness. 9. Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble."

"10. Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you."

"11. Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done. 12. For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted." (Psalms 9:8-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"8. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9. The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. ^{a refuge: Heb. an high place}"

"10. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee."

"11. Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 12. When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. ^{humble: or, afflicted}" (Psalms 9:8-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"8. And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness. 9. And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity."

"10. They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah."

"11. Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts, 12. For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted." (Psalms 9:8-12, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H8034 - shem

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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