Psalms 9:6

Psalms 9:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished.

Context of Psalms 9:6

4You have defended my just cause: You sat down on your throne as a fair judge. 5You condemned nations. You destroyed wicked people. You wiped out their names forever and ever. The enemy is finished—in ruins forever. You have uprooted their cities. Even the memory of them has faded. 7Yet, the Lord is enthroned forever. He has set up his throne for judgment. 8He alone judges the world with righteousness. He judges ⌞its⌟ people fairly.

Psalms 9:6 word by word

הָֽאוֹיֵ֨ב׀ תַּ֥מּוּ חֳרָב֗וֹת לָ֫נֶ֥צַח וְעָרִ֥ים נָתַ֑שְׁתָּ אָבַ֖ד זִכְרָ֣ם הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O thou enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• destructionsחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723
• are come to a perpetualנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• endתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• and thou hast destroyedנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• citiesעָר‛âr · enemyH6145
• their memorialזֵ֫כֶרzêker zeker · memorialH2143
• is perishedאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• with themהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992

Cross-references for Psalms 9:6

• Psalms 7:5then let the enemy chase me and catch me. Let him trample my life into the ground. Let him lay my honor in the dust. Selah
• Psalms 8:2From the mouths of little children and infants, you have built a fortress against your opponents to silence the enemy and the avenger.
• Exodus 15:16Terror and dread will fall on them. Because of the power of your arm, they will be petrified until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people you purchased pass by.
• Micah 7:8Don’t laugh at me, my enemies. Although I’ve fallen, I will get up. Although I sit in the dark, the Lord is my light.
• Psalms 46:9He puts an end to wars all over the earth. He breaks an archer’s bow. He cuts spears in two. He burns chariots.
• Exodus 14:13Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still, and see what the Lord will do to save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again.
• Isaiah 10:24The Almighty Lord of Armies says: My people who live in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with a rod or when they raise their staff against you as the Egyptians did.
• Isaiah 14:6They struck the people with fury, with blows that didn’t stop. They ruled nations in anger, persecuting them without restraint.
• Nahum 1:9What do you think about the Lord? He is the one who will bring Nineveh to an end. This trouble will never happen again.
• 1 Corinthians 15:26The last enemy he will destroy is death.
• Revelation 20:2He overpowered the serpent, that ancient snake, named Devil and Satan. The angel chained up the serpent for 1,000 years.
• 1 Samuel 30:1Two days later, when David and his men came to Ziklag, the Amalekites had raided the Negev, including Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it.
• 1 Samuel 31:7When the people of Israel on the other side of the valley and across the Jordan River saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities. So the Philistines came to live in these cities.
• Isaiah 10:6I send them against a godless nation. In my fury I order them against the people to take their belongings, loot them, and trample on them like mud in the streets.
• Isaiah 14:17who made the world like a desert and tore down its cities, who didn’t let his prisoners go home?”
• Isaiah 37:26“ ‘Haven’t you heard? I did this long ago. I planned it in the distant past. Now I make it happen so that you will turn fortified cities into piles of rubble.

Commentaries on Psalms 9:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Destructions are come to a perpetual end - Rather, "The enemy is desolated for ever; for thou hast destroyed their cities, and their memory is perished with them." Multitudes of the cities of the Canaanites have perished so utterly that neither name nor vestige remains of them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6O thou enemy! - This verse has been very variously rendered and explained. For an examination of the particular views entertained of it, see particularly Rosenmuller, in loc. The reference is doubtless to the enemies mentioned in the previous verses; and the idea is substantially the same - that they were completely overcome and subdued. The phrase, “O thou enemy,” is probably to be regarded as the nominative absolute. “The enemy - his destructions or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The psalmist praises God's judgment of the wicked. This shows the Lord's promise to establish his kingdom on earth is trustworthy (Psalms 1:6; 2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Literally, "As to the enemy finished are his ruins for ever. Thou [God] hast destroyed," &c. (1Sa 15:3, 7; 27:8, 9). The wicked are utterly undone. Their ruins shall never be repaired.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Desert
• Endure
• Gate
• 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