Psalms 9:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

And those who know your name will put their trust in you; for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וִ֘יהִ֤י יְהוָ֣ה מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לַדָּ֑ךְ מִ֝שְׂגָּ֗ב לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃

Transliteration

And YHWH will be miśgāb for the dak; miśgāb for 'ittôt in the ṣārâ

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
• *miśgāb*: masculine singular noun - 'stronghold/refuge'
• *dak*: masculine singular adjective with lamed prefix - 'for the oppressed'
• *'ittôt*: feminine plural noun with lamed prefix - 'for times'
• *ṣārâ*: feminine singular noun with bet prefix and definite article - 'in the distress'

Word Meanings

• *miśgāb*: stronghold/refuge/high place/secure height
• *dak*: oppressed/crushed/downtrodden
• *'ittôt*: times/seasons/occasions
• *ṣārâ*: distress/trouble/adversity/anguish

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they that know{H3045} thy name{H8034} will put their trust{H982} in thee; For thou, Jehovah,{H3068} hast not forsaken{H5800} them that seek{H1875} thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they that know{H3045}{(H8802)} thy name{H8034} will put their trust{H982}{(H8799)} in thee: for thou, LORD{H3068}, hast not forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} them that seek{H1875}{(H8802)} thee.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore they yt knowe thy name, put their trust in ye: for thou (LORDE) neuer faylest the, that seke the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they that know thy Name, will trust in thee: for thou, Lorde, hast not failed them that seeke thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they that knowe thy name wyll put their trust in thee: for thou O God hast neuer fayled them that seeke thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Those who know your name will put their trust in you, For you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, LORD, do not abandon those who seek your help.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
• 2 Cor 1:9-9 : 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For this reason 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 what I have committed to Him until that day.
• Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and are safe.
• Isa 26:3-4 : 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
• Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek Me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
• Isa 46:3-4 : 3 Listen to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been carried by me from birth, who are carried from the womb: 4 Even to your old age I am he; and even to gray hairs I will carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
• Exod 34:5-7 : 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth," 7 "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation."
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• Ps 5:11 : 11 But let all those who put their trust in you rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them; let those also who love your name be joyful in you.
• Ps 37:28 : 28 For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
• Ps 57:1 : 1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul trusts in you; yes, in the shadow of your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.
• 1 John 2:3 : 3 And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Ps 105:3-4 : 3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face continually.
• Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever:
• Jer 29:13 : 13 And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
• John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life, that they might know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.