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Psalms 9:4
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Psalms 9:4
4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
4††For thou hast maintained my right, and my cause: thou satest in the throne iudging right.
- Hebr. thou hast made my iudgement.
- Hebr. in righteousnes
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 9:4
Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
maintained
Kept in any state; preserved; upheld; supported; defended; vindicated.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Straight, correct, just, proper, or belonging to a lawful claim; also the opposite of left.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case; as a verb, to make something happen.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A royal seat; by extension, sovereign rule or authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Forming a judgment, deciding, discerning, examining, condemning, or governing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 4
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Open the full verse study12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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Open the full verse study23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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Open the full verse study4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
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Open the full verse study9Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
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Open the full verse study8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
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Open the full verse study14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
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Open the full verse study5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
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Open the full verse study6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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Open the full verse study13Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
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