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Psalm 9:18-20
The Message
Psalm 9:18-20
The Message
17-20 The wicked bought a one-way
ticket to hell.
No longer will the poor be nameless—
no more humiliation for the humble.
Up, God! Aren’t you fed up with their empty strutting?
Expose these grand pretensions!
Shake them up, God!
Show them how silly they look.
Psalm 9:18-20
New International Version
Psalm 9:18-20
New International Version
Psalm 9:18-20
New Living Translation
Psalm 9:18-20
New Living Translation
18 But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
19 Arise, O Lord!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!
20 Make them tremble in fear, O Lord.
Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude
Psalm 9:18-20
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 9:18-20
Contemporary English Version
18 The poor and the homeless
won't always be forgotten
and without hope.
19 Do something, Lord!
Don't let the nations win.
Make them stand trial
in your court of law.
20 Make the nations afraid
and let them all discover
just how weak they are.
Psalm 9:18-20
The Message
Psalm 9:18-20
The Message
17-20 The wicked bought a one-way
ticket to hell.
No longer will the poor be nameless—
no more humiliation for the humble.
Up, God! Aren’t you fed up with their empty strutting?
Expose these grand pretensions!
Shake them up, God!
Show them how silly they look.
Psalm 9:18
New International Version
Psalm 9:18
New International Version
Psalm 9:18
New Living Translation
Psalm 9:18
New Living Translation
18 But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
Psalm 9:18
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 9:18
Contemporary English Version
18 The poor and the homeless
won't always be forgotten
and without hope.
The Message (MSG)
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