Psalms 9:5

Psalms 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
• New International Version (NIV)You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.

Context of Psalms 9:5

3Because my enemies have seen your power, they turned back and they fell down. You won against them. 4You showed that I was right. You sat on your throne as a judge who truly decides what is right. Clearly you spoke against the nations. You destroyed the wicked people, so that nobody will remember them ever again. 6Down came the cities of our enemies! You destroyed them for ever. People will just forget them. 7Every day the Lord will rule as king. He sits on his throne as judge.

Psalms 9:5 word by word

גָּעַ֣רְתָּ ג֭וֹיִם אִבַּ֣דְתָּ רָשָׁ֑ע שְׁמָ֥ם מָ֝חִ֗יתָ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast rebukedגָּעַרgâ‛ar · to rebukeH1605
• the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• thou hast destroyedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• thou hast put outמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• their nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• and everעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703

Cross-references for Psalms 9:5

• Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
• Psalms 78:55He chased away the nations that were living there. He gave to each tribe their own piece of land, so that Israel's tribes could live there.
• Psalms 79:10Foreign nations are saying about us, ‘Their God cannot help them!’ That is not right! People of those nations have murdered your servants, so punish them for us to see.
• Psalms 149:7That is how they must fight against other nations, to punish them for their sins.
• 1 Samuel 17:45David said to him, ‘You have come to fight against me with a sword, a knife and a spear. But I come to fight against you with the authority of the Lord Almighty. He is the God who leads Israel's army, and you have insulted him!
• 2 Samuel 5:6King David and his soldiers marched to Jerusalem. They went to attack the Jebusites who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, ‘You will never get into our city. Even blind men and those who are lame could keep you out.’ They thought, ‘David will never get in here.’
• 2 Samuel 8:1Some time later, David attacked the Philistines, and he won the fight against them. He now had power over them and over their towns.
• 2 Samuel 10:6The Ammonites realized that they had made David very angry. So they paid 20,000 Syrian soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah to come and fight for them. They also brought 1,000 soldiers from the king of Maakah and 12,000 soldiers from Tob.
• 2 Samuel 21:15Now the Philistines had started to attack the Israelites again. David went with his soldiers to fight against the Philistines. He became very tired.
• 2 Samuel 22:44You have saved me when my people were attacking me. You have made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.
• Revelation 19:15A sharp sword was coming out of his mouth. He will use this sword to attack the people of all the nations of the world. Then he will rule them with strong authority. He will punish them like someone who stamps on grapes in a winepress. That will show God's great anger against them. He is the Almighty God.
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies. The Lord hates murderers, and those who deceive others.
• 1 Samuel 25:32David said to Abigail, ‘I praise the Lord, Israel's God. He has sent you to meet me here today.
• 1 Samuel 31:4He said to the young man who carried his armour, ‘Kill me now with your sword. I do not want these foreign men to be cruel to me as they kill me.’ But the young man would not agree to kill Saul because he was too afraid. So Saul took his own sword and he threw himself onto it so that he died.
• 2 Samuel 17:23Ahithophel realized that Absalom had not agreed to his advice. So he got on his donkey and he went home to his own town. He told his family what he needed to tell them. Then he hanged himself. He died and his family buried him in his father's grave.
• Malachi 4:3Then you will walk over the wicked people. They will be like ashes under your feet. That will happen on the day when I do these things.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.

Commentaries on Psalms 9:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou hast rebuked the heathen - We know not what this particularly refers to, but it is most probably to the Canaanitish nations, which God destroyed from off the face of the earth; hence it is said, Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever, ועד לעולם leolam vaed, endlessly. Here עולם olam has its proper signification, without end. He who contends it means only a limited time, let him tell us where the Hivites, Perizzites, Jebusites, etc., now…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thou hast rebuked the heathen - Not the pagan in general, or the nations at large, but those who are particularly referred to in this psalm - those who are described as the enemies of the writer and of God. On the word rendered “heathen” here - גוים gôyim - see the notes at Psalm 2:1. The word rebuke here does not mean, as it does usually with us, to chide with words, but it means that he had done this by deeds; that is, by overcoming or vanquishing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God created the heavens and the earth with a word (Genesis 1), and he can end nations with a word (see Psalm 2:5). Those who do evil will not endure forever. God promises that their power and influence will come to an end (Psalm 69:28; Psalm 109:13; Revelation 21:4).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 9:5

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Endure
• Gate
• Heathen
• Inquisition
• Muthlabben
• Perpetual
• Refuge
• Rejoice
• Snare

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