King James Version
Psalms 9:8 in the King James Version says “And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.”
Psalms 9:8 · KJV
O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities ; their memorial is perished with them. O thou: or, The destructions of the enemy are come to a perpetual end: and their cities hast thou destroyed, etc
But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. a refuge: Heb. an high place
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“And he shall judge”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
“the world”
H8398the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as babylonia,
“in righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
“he shall minister judgment”
H1777to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
“in uprightness”
H4339evenness, i.e., (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adv
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