Psalms 9:7
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
BSB
ASV
But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
KJV
But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
"And the Lord endures forever." Here he sets forth the authority of the doer; and he touches upon six conditions regarding the judgment of God. First, that it is not momentary but eternal. The rule of others is brief in life; therefore the Psalmist says, …
But the Lord shall endure for ever,.... When antichrist is entirely ruined, his cities destroyed, and the memorial of them perished, then "shall the Lord sit for ever" (g), as the words may be rendered; that is, as a Jewish writer (h) paraphrases them, in rest and quiet. The words may be expressive of the unchangeableness and eternity and power of God; the Chaldee paraphrase of them is, מימרא דיי, "the Word of the Lord is for ever; his habitation is in the highest heavens".
The enduring existence and unchanging dominion of our Jehovah, are the firm foundations of our joy. The enemy and his destructions shall come to a perpetual end, but God and his throne shall endure for ever. The eternity of divine sovereignty yields unfailing consolation. By the throne being prepared for judgment, are we not to understand the swiftness of divine justice. In heaven's court suitors are not worn out with long delays. Term-time lasts all the year round in the court of King's Bench above.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
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Psalms 103:19The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
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How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
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Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
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Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.