Psalms 9 · Verse 4

Psalms 9:4

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
Psalms 9:4, King James Version

Psalms 9:4 in other translations

BSBFor You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
WEBFor you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
ASVFor thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.
YLTFor Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
DARBYFor thou hast maintained my right and my cause. Thou sittest on the throne, judging righteously.
BBEFor you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.
WebsterFor thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.

What does Psalms 9:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 9:3-5

3-5. When ... are turned back--It is the result of God's power alone. He, as a righteous Judge (Psa 7:11), vindicates His people. He rebukes by acts as well as words (Psa 6:1; 18:15), and so effectually as to destroy the names of nations as well as persons.

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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 9:4 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.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
עָ֭שִׂיתָ'A.si.tayou have doneH6213
מִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.Tijustice myH4941
וְדִינִ֑יve.di.Niand cause myH1779
יָשַׁ֥בְתָּya.Shav.tayou have satH3427
לְ֝כִסֵּ֗אle.khi.Se'to a throneH3678
שׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetjudgingH8199
צֶֽדֶק\׃Tze.dekrighteousnessH6664

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

Cross references for Psalms 9:4

  • Psalms 140:12

    I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

  • 1 Peter 2:23

    Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

  • Psalms 98:9

    Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

  • Isaiah 11:4

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  • Psalms 47:8

    God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

  • Psalms 89:14

    Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

  • Psalms 45:6-7

    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  • Psalms 96:13

    Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

  • Psalms 16:5

    The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

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For.
16:5; 140:12
maintained, etc. Heb. made my judgment. right. Heb. inrighteousness.
45:6,7; 47:8; 89:14; 96:13; 98:9; Isa 11:4; 1Pe 2:23

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Context

  • Psalms 9:3

    When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

  • Psalms 9:4

    For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

  • Psalms 9:5

    Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

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Psalms 9:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque has hecho mi juicio y mi causa: sentástete en silla juzgando justicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand mes ennemis sont retournés en arrière, ils ont bronché, et ont péri devant toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn du hast ausgeführt mein Recht und meine Rechtssache; du hast dich auf den Thron gesetzt, ein gerechter Richter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum; infirmabuntur, et peribunt a facie tua.