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 an assembly of people gather around you. Take your seat high above them. 8The Lord judges the people of the world. Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity. Let the evil within wicked people come to an end, but make the righteous person secure, O righteous God who examines thoughts and emotions. 10My shield is God above, who saves those whose motives are decent. 11God is a fair judge, a God who is angered by injustice 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 condemned nations. You destroyed wicked people. You wiped out their names forever and ever.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and evil person. Punish his wickedness until you find no more.
• Psalms 58:6O God, knock the teeth out of their mouths. Break the young lions’ teeth, O Lord.
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the enemy insult us? Will the enemy despise you forever?
• Isaiah 37:36The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⌞soldiers⌟ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses.
• Daniel 11:45He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at a beautiful holy mountain. When he comes to his end, there will be no one to help him.”
• Acts 12:23Immediately, an angel from the Lord killed Herod for not giving glory to God. Herod was eaten by maggots, and he died.
• Psalms 37:23A person’s steps are directed by the Lord, and the Lord delights in his way.
• Psalms 40:2He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.
• Romans 16:25God can strengthen you by the Good News and the message I tell about Jesus Christ. He can strengthen you by revealing the mystery that was kept in silence for a very long time
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13Then he will strengthen you to be holy. Then you will be blameless in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all God’s holy people.
• 1 Peter 5:10God, who shows you his kindness and who has called you through Christ Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, strengthen you, make you strong, and support you as you suffer for a little while.
• Jude 1:1From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James. To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father, and who are kept safe for Jesus Christ.
• Psalms 17:3You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
• Psalms 44:21wouldn’t God find out, since he knows the secrets in our hearts?

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