Psalms 9 · Verse 10

Psalms 9:10

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalms 9:10, King James Version

Psalms 9:10 in other translations

BSBThose who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
WEBThose who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
ASVAnd they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
YLTThey trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
DARBYAnd they that know thy name will confide in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
BBEAnd those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.
WebsterAnd they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

What does Psalms 9:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 9:9-10

9-10. The oppressed, and all who know Him (Psa 5:3; 7:1), find Him a sure refuge.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 They that know thy name - Who have an experimental acquaintance with thy mercy, will put their trust in thee, from the conviction that thou never hast forsaken, and never wilt forsake, them that trust in thee.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 9:1-10

If we would praise God acceptably, we must praise him in sincerity, with our whole heart. When we give thanks for some one particular mercy, we should remember former mercies. Our joy must not be in the gift, so much as in the Giver. The triumphs of the Redeemer ought to be the triumphs of the redeemed. The almighty power of God is that which the strongest and stoutest of his enemies are no way able to stand before…

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Psalms 9:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיִבְטְח֣וּve.yiv.te.Chuso they may trustH982
בְ֭ךָVe.khain you
יוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'Ei[those who] knowH3045
שְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.kha<of> name yourH8034
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
עָזַ֖בְתָּ'a.Zav.tayou have forsakenH5800
דֹרְשֶׁ֣יךָdo.re.Shei.kha[those who] seek youH1875
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehO YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 9:10

  • Psalms 91:14

    Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

  • Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Isaiah 26:3-4

    Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

  • Psalms 105:3-4

    Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:9-10

    But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  • Psalms 5:11

    But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

  • Jeremiah 29:13

    And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

  • 2 Timothy 1:12

    For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

  • Psalms 57:1

    To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • Isaiah 55:6-7

    Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
know.
91:14; Ex 34:5-7; 1Ch 28:9; Pr 18:10; Joh 17:3; 2Co 4:6; 2Ti 1:12
1Jo 2:3; 5:20
put.
5:11; 57:1; 146:5,6; Isa 26:3,4
hast.
105:3,4; Isa 45:19; 46:3,4; 55:6,7; Jer 29:13; 2Co 1:9,10

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Context

  • Psalms 9:9

    The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

  • Psalms 9:10

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

  • Psalms 9:11

    Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

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Psalms 9:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y en ti confiarán los que conocen tu nombre; por cuanto tú, oh Jehová, no desamparaste á los que te buscaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel sera une haute retraite pour l’opprimé, une haute retraite dans les temps de détresse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und auf dich werden vertrauen, die deinen Namen kennen; denn du hast nicht verlassen, die dich suchen, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et factus est Dominus refugium pauperi; adjutor in opportunitatibus, in tribulatione.