Psalm 9:18

New English Translation

¹⁸for the needy are not permanently ignored,^[a]
the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.^[b]

Psalm 9:18 tn Or “forgotten.”
Psalm 9:18 tn Heb “the hope of the afflicted does [not] perish forever.” The negative particle is understood by ellipsis; note the preceding line. The imperfect verbal forms express what typically happens.

Psalm 9:18

New International Version

¹⁸But God will never forget the needy;
the hope^(A) of the afflicted^(B) will never perish.

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