OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 9:18

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For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

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Verse 18. Hell; shall die, or be lost. (Convertantur.) Lit. “Let,” and so forth But it may be properly explained as a prediction, or menace. Bible.—“Those who are devoid of God’s justice, return to the dominion of the devil.” Robertson, Lexic.—Zeal, and not revenge, prompts David to speak thus. Worthington.

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