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Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalms 9:10 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
  • KJV And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
  • NKJV And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  • NASB And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.
  • NLT Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.

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Quick answer

Those who know God's name trust in Him, for He never forsakes those who seek Him. Knowing God leads to confident, unforsaken trust.

Overview

To know God's name is to know His revealed character, which grounds trust. David assures that God does not abandon those who seek Him, a promise echoed throughout Scripture (Hebrews 13:5). Such faith rests not on circumstances but on the faithful character of God Himself.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 20

  • Ps 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
  • Prov 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
  • Isa 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
  • Ps 105:3–4Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
  • 2 Cor 1:9–10Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
  • Ps 5:11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
  • Jer 29:13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
  • 2 Tim 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  • Ps 57:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
  • 1 Jn 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
  • 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Isa 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  • Ps 146:5–6Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  • Ps 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  • Isa 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
  • 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  • 1 Jn 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
  • Exod 34:5–7And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
  • Isa 46:3–4“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
  • John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 9:10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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