Psalms 9:7

Psalms 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.

Context of Psalms 9:7

5Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 6O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. — Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished. But Jehovah sitteth for ever; he hath ordained his throne for judgment. 8And it is he that will judge the world with righteousness; he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity. 9And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.

Psalms 9:7 word by word

וַֽ֭יהוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם יֵשֵׁ֑ב כּוֹנֵ֖ן לַמִּשְׁפָּ֣ט כִּסְאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 9:7

• Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.
• Psalms 102:12But thou, Jehovah, abidest for ever, and thy memorial from generation to generation.
• Hebrews 1:11They shall perish, but thou continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
• Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages [to come].
• 2 Peter 3:8But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with [the] Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
• Psalms 50:3Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
• Psalms 103:19Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom ruleth over all.
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled, and place was not found for them.

Commentaries on Psalms 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But the Lord shall endure - All things shall have an end but God and holy spirits.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But the Lord shall endure for ever - Yahweh is eternal - always the same. Though these cities have become desolate, and the enemy has been permitted to triumph, and nations and people have passed away, yet God is ever the same, unaffected by these changes and desolations, and in due time he will always interfere and vindicate his own character, and defend the oppressed and the wronged. He hath prepared his throne for judgment - See Psalm 9:4. He sits as a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10The godly do not rely on human governments, which can be weak or corrupt. They understand that earthly rulers are limited and sometimes unfair. Instead, they put their hope in God’s eternal rule. God governs with perfect justice and fairness (see Psalms 96–100).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is contrasted with the ruin of the wicked.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 9:7

• God
• God Continued...
• Judgment
• Throne

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Endure
• Gate
• Inquisition
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• Refuge
• Rejoice
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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