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Psalm 9:10
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
8He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.
10Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.
12For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
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The words “have not forsaken” give trust a reason: those who seek YHWH depend on the God whose name they have come to know.
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Isaiah 26:3You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.Both passages speak of trust in God, linking it with his steadfast care for those who depend on him.
1 Chronicles 28:9You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands …Both texts connect knowing God with seeking him, and both affirm that he responds to those who seek him.
Psalm 91:14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.Knowing God's name appears in both passages, joined to trust in Psalm 9 and God's promised deliverance in Psalm 91.
Daniel 11:32He will corrupt those who do wickedly against the covenant by flatteries; but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.Both passages connect knowing God with a response: trust in the psalm, strength and action in Daniel.
Proverbs 18:10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.Both passages connect the LORD's name with dependence on him, expressed as trust in the psalm and refuge in Proverbs.
1 Chronicles 5:20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he …The psalm affirms God's faithfulness to those who trust him; Chronicles records his answer to people who trusted him in battle.
Psalm 105:3–4Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.Both psalms join the LORD's name with seeking him, speaking of trust in Psalm 9 and joy in Psalm 105.
2 Corinthians 1:9–10Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,Both passages direct trust toward God, whose faithfulness the psalm affirms and whose power to raise the dead Paul names.
Psalm 57:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for …Both psalms express dependence on God, with Psalm 57 making that trust concrete through a plea for refuge during disaster.
Psalm 5:11But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.Both psalms connect God's name with reliance on his care, describing people who trust him or take refuge in him.
Jeremiah 29:13You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.Both passages assure those who seek God of his response: he has not forsaken them, and they will find him.
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Encouragement
Trouble is still present in the surrounding lines, where God hears the afflicted. Trust has a firm ground even there: YHWH has not forsaken those who seek him.
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