KJV King James Version
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
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Psalm 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
WEB World English Bible
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
ASV American Standard Version
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Psalm 9
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble [which I suffer] of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
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Psalm 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.Isaiah 26:3-4Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.Psalm 105:3-4Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.2 Corinthians 1:9-10But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:Psalm 5:11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.Jeremiah 29:13And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.2 Timothy 1:12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.Psalm 57:1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.Isaiah 55:6-7Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Psalm 37:28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.Psalm 146:5-6Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.1 John 2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
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