Verse 9.— The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly. The examples given show that the Lord knows how to deliver those that love and obey him under every trial. And to reserve the unjust. Also that the Lord knows how to punish the unjust, or to hold them in reserve, to be punished at a later period. Unto the day of judgment. There is a day appointed— the day of judgment. Pun­ishment will then be meted out to all those whom the Lord has reserved therefor.