Psalm 9:19
New International Version
Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.

New Living Translation
Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!

English Standard Version
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!

Berean Standard Bible
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

King James Bible
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

New King James Version
Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight.

New American Standard Bible
Arise, LORD, do not let mankind prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.

NASB 1995
Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.

NASB 1977
Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before Thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
Arise, O Yahweh, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.

Amplified Bible
Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.

Christian Standard Bible
Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rise up, LORD! Do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

American Standard Version
Arise, O Jehovah; Let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Contemporary English Version
Do something, LORD! Don't let the nations win. Make them stand trial in your court of law.

English Revised Version
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Arise, O LORD. Do not let mortals gain any power. Let the nations be judged in your presence.

Good News Translation
Come, LORD! Do not let anyone defy you! Bring the heathen before you and pronounce judgment on them.

International Standard Version
Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence.

Majority Standard Bible
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

NET Bible
Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

New Heart English Bible
Arise, LORD. Do not let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your presence.

Webster's Bible Translation
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

World English Bible
Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Rise, O YHWH, do not let man be strong, "" Let nations be judged before Your face.

Young's Literal Translation
Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.

Smith's Literal Translation
Arise, O Jehovah; man shall not be strengthened: the nations shall be judged before thee.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Rise up, Lord: do not let man be strengthened. Let the Gentiles be judged in your sight.

New American Bible
Arise, LORD, let no mortal prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence.

New Revised Standard Version
Rise up, O LORD! Do not let mortals prevail; let the nations be judged before you.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail; let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Arise, LORD JEHOVAH, and let not a son of man be strengthened; the nations shall be judged before your face.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Thy sight.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Give Thanks to the LORD
18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. 19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. 20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah…

Cross References
Psalm 10:12
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

Psalm 74:22
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

Psalm 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Isaiah 2:11-12
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

Isaiah 33:10
“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Isaiah 51:22-23
Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again. / I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”

Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Daniel 7:9-10
As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. / A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.

Zephaniah 3:8
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.

Matthew 25:31-32
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Luke 18:7-8
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them? / I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”

Acts 17:31
For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

Romans 2:5-6
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

1 Corinthians 15:24-25
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.


Treasury of Scripture

Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in your sight.

Arise

Psalm 3:7
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Psalm 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

Psalm 10:12
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

let not

Genesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

2 Chronicles 14:11
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

let the

Psalm 2:1-3
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? …

Psalm 79:6
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

Psalm 149:7
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

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1. David praises God for executing judgment
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Rise up, O LORD
The phrase "Rise up" is a call for divine intervention, a plea for God to take action. In Hebrew, the word used here is "קוּם" (qum), which means to arise or stand up. This is a common biblical expression used in times of distress, where the psalmist seeks God's active presence and power to address injustice or oppression. The invocation of "O LORD" (Yahweh) emphasizes the covenantal relationship between God and His people, reminding us of His faithfulness and sovereignty. Historically, this reflects the Israelites' reliance on God as their ultimate deliverer and judge.

do not let man prevail
The term "man" here is translated from the Hebrew word "אֱנוֹשׁ" (enosh), which often denotes humanity in its frailty and mortality. The psalmist is asking God to prevent human pride and wickedness from triumphing. This reflects a deep understanding of human nature's tendency towards sin and the need for divine restraint. The plea is for God to ensure that human arrogance does not overshadow divine justice, a theme consistent throughout the Psalms where the righteous seek God's intervention against the wicked.

let the nations be judged
The word "nations" comes from the Hebrew "גּוֹיִם" (goyim), referring to the Gentiles or non-Israelite peoples. In the ancient Near Eastern context, nations often represented those outside the covenant community, sometimes seen as adversaries to God's people. The request for them to be "judged" (שָׁפַט, shaphat) in God's presence is a call for divine justice to be executed. This reflects the biblical theme of God as the ultimate judge of all the earth, who will hold all nations accountable to His standards of righteousness.

in Your presence
The phrase "in Your presence" underscores the idea of divine omnipresence and holiness. In Hebrew, "פָּנֶיךָ" (panekha) refers to the face or presence of God, symbolizing His immediate and active engagement with the world. This is a reminder that all actions, whether of individuals or nations, are ultimately laid bare before God. The psalmist's appeal for judgment in God's presence is a call for transparency and truth, where nothing is hidden from the divine gaze. It is an assurance that God's justice is not distant or delayed but is an ever-present reality for those who seek Him.

(19) Let not man prevail.--Better, let not mere man be defiant.

Verse 19. - Arise, O Lord (comp. Psalm 7:6, and the comment ad loc.). Let not man prevail; or, let not weak man prevail. The word used for "man," enosh, carries with it the idea of weakness. That "weak man" should prevail over God is preposterous. Let the heathen be judged in thy sight. If judged, then, as being wicked, condemned; if condemned, then punished - defeated, ruined, brought to nought (see ver. 5)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Rise up,
קוּמָ֣ה (qū·māh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

O LORD,
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

let not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

man
אֱנ֑וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

prevail;
יָעֹ֣ז (yā·‘ōz)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5810: To be strong

let the nations
ג֝וֹיִ֗ם (ḡō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

be judged
יִשָּׁפְט֥וּ (yiš·šā·p̄ə·ṭū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Your presence.
פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ (pā·ne·ḵā)
Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face


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