For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
Parallel translations
- WEB For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
- KJV For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
- NKJV For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
- NASB For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
- NLT But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
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Quick answer
The needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. God will surely vindicate the afflicted in time.
Overview
Against the apparent triumph of the wicked, David assures that God will not permanently overlook the poor. Their hope, anchored in God, will not be disappointed. This confidence sustains believers amid delayed justice and anticipates the kingdom in which the poor in spirit are blessed (Matthew 5:3).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Prov 23:18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
- Prov 24:14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- Luke 6:20Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
- Ps 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
- Ps 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
- Ps 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
- Ps 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Ps 71:5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
- Ps 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Ps 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
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