Psalms 92:9

Psalms 92:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
• New International Version (NIV)For surely your enemies, Lord, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Context of Psalms 92:9

7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. 8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. 10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed. 11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

Psalms 92:9 word by word

כִּ֤י הִנֵּ֪ה אֹיְבֶ֡יךָ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה אֹיְבֶ֣יךָ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ יִ֝תְפָּרְד֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• surelyהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• Your enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• evildoersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• evildoersאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• will be scatteredפָּרַדpârad · to separateH6504

Cross-references for Psalms 92:9

• Psalms 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
• Psalms 37:20But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
• Psalms 68:1God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
• Psalms 73:27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
• Psalms 89:10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
• Judges 5:31So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
• Judges 19:27In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
• Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
• Psalms 59:11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
• Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
• Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
• Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
• Deuteronomy 28:64Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
• Isaiah 17:13The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
• Ezekiel 5:12A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.

Commentaries on Psalms 92:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish - The repetition of the word “lo” here - “behold!” - is emphatic. The attention of the psalmist was fixed on this as an event which would be sure to occur. It was certain that God would be exalted; it followed from this, that all his enemies would be subdued in order that he might be thus exalted. All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered - More literally, “shall scatter or disperse…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 God sometimes grants prosperity to wicked men in displeasure; yet they flourish but for a moment. Let us seek for ourselves the salvation and grace of the gospel, that being daily anointed by the Holy Spirit, we may behold and share the Redeemer's glory. It is from his grace, by his word and Spirit, that believers receive all the virtue that keeps them alive, and makes them fruitful. Other trees, when old, leave off bearing, but in God's trees…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The glory of the Lord is the reason the poet receives new strength and honor. It is also the reason the enemy will soon be defeated.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. A further contrast with the wicked, in the lot of the righteous, safety and triumph.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 92:9

• Sabbath
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Flourish
• Plant
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 92

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings