Psalms 9:3

Psalms 9:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
• New International Version (NIV)My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence.

Context of Psalms 9:3

1I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. 2I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence. 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously. 5Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Psalms 9:3 word by word

בְּשׁוּב־אוֹיְבַ֥י אָח֑וֹר יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 9:3

• Psalms 68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
• Psalms 76:7Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
• Psalms 80:16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
• Isaiah 64:3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
• Revelation 6:12And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Commentaries on Psalms 9:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3When mine enemies are turned back - It is a sure sign of a nearly approaching complete conquest over sin, when, by resistance to its influences, it begins to lose its power. That is the time to follow on to know the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3When mine enemies are turned back - Who these enemies were, the psalmist does not say. It is clear, however, as was remarked in the introduction, that the psalm was composed: (a) in view of a victory which had been achieved over some formidable enemies; and (b) in view of some dangers still impending from a similar source. The literal meaning of the passage here is, “In the turning of my enemies back;” that is, in their retreat, defeat, overthrow. So far…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3retreat … stumble: The Lord overpowers even powerful enemies (see Psalm 27:2). Israel also experienced judgment when it resisted the Lord (107:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. When ... are turned back--It is the result of God's power alone. He, as a righteous Judge (Psa 7:11), vindicates His people. He rebukes by acts as well as words (Psa 6:1; 18:15), and so effectually as to destroy the names of nations as well as persons.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 9:3

• Faith

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Commentaries on Psalms 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings