Psalms 9:10

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“Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

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BSBPD

“Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 9:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 34:5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
  3. 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  4. Psalms 5:11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
  5. Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  6. Psalms 37:39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
  7. Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
  8. Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
  9. Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
  10. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  11. Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
  12. Isaiah 25:4For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
  13. Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
  14. Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
  15. Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
  16. Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  17. Jeremiah 29:13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
  18. Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
  19. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  20. 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
  21. 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  22. 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  23. 1 John 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
  24. 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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