Psalms 7:9

Psalms 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
• New International Version (NIV)Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous— you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

Context of Psalms 7:9

7Let the assembly of peoples gather around you; take your seat on high over it. 8The Lord judges the peoples; vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity. Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The one who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God. 10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. 11God is a righteous judge and a God who shows his wrath every day.

Psalms 7:9 word by word

יִגְמָר־נָ֬א רַ֨ע׀ רְשָׁעִים֮ וּתְכוֹנֵ֪ן צַ֫דִּ֥יק וּבֹחֵ֣ן לִ֭בּ֗וֹת וּכְלָי֗וֹת אֱלֹהִ֥ים צַדִּֽיק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oh let the wickednessרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• come to an endגָּמַרgâmar · to ceaseH1584
• but establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• the justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• triethבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• the heartsלִבָּהlibbâh · heartH3826
• and reinsכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629

Cross-references for Psalms 7:9

• Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked, evil person, until you look for his wickedness, but it can’t be found.
• Psalms 58:6God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.
• Psalms 74:10God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult your name forever?
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
• Daniel 11:45He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
• Acts 12:23At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• Psalms 37:23A person’s steps are established by the Lord, and he takes pleasure in his way.
• Psalms 40:2He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.
• Romans 16:25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent for long ages
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13May he make your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Amen.
• 1 Peter 5:10The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while.
• Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are the called, loved by God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
• Psalms 17:3You have tested my heart; you have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
• Psalms 44:21wouldn’t God have found this out, since he knows the secrets of the heart?

Commentaries on Psalms 7:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The wickedness of the wicked - The iniquity of Saul's conduct. But establish the just - Show the people my uprightness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to and end - Of all the wicked; wickedness not in this particular case only, but wickedness of all forms, and in all lands. The prayer here is a natural one; when a man becomes impressed with a sense of the evil of sin in one form, he wishes that the world may be delivered from it in all forms and altogether. But establish the just - The righteous. This stands in contrast with his desire in regard to the wicked. He…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9God knows the thoughts and intentions of every person. He does not see only outward actions. He examines what is hidden in the mind and the heart (see Psalms 11:3–4; 26:2; 139:1, 23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. the hearts and reins--the affections and motives of men, or the seat of them (compare Psa 16:7; 26:2); as we use heart and bosom or breast.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 7

• 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