Bible Strands
Psalms 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, positioned between declaring God as refuge for the oppressed (v.9) and calling nations to praise (v.11). The moment is declarative: a statement of God's character grounded in experience.
The words — דֹרְשֶׁיךָ (doreshekha, "those who seek you") uses the root d-r-sh, which carries the sense of pressing after or inquiring, not casual looking. It stands in contrast to the static "knowing" (yod'e) in the first clause: one clause names a state, the other a pursuit.
The thread — The name-as-security motif recurs in Proverbs 18:10 (the name is a strong tower) and Psalms 91:14 (knowing the name triggers protection). Isaiah 26:3 links trust in God directly to "perfect peace," the same confidence (b-t-ch) this verse names.
Why it lands — It ties trust not to familiarity but to the ongoing act of seeking; a reader is asked to check whether their relationship with God is a settled fact or a continuing pursuit.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 91:14 “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Psalms 105:3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9 Indeed, 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.
- Psalms 5:11 But 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.
- Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- 2 Timothy 1:12 For 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.
- Psalms 57:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have 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.
- 1 John 5:20 And 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.