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 the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high. 8The Lord judges the peoples; Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me. O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds. 10My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart. 11God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day.

Psalms 7:9 word by word

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

• Oנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• the evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• comeגָּמַרgâmar · to ceaseH1584
• establishכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• triesבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• the heartsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• mindsכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629

Cross-references for Psalms 7:9

• Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
• Psalms 58:6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary revile, And the enemy spurn Your name forever?
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were dead.
• Daniel 11:45He will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
• Acts 12:23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
• Psalms 40:2He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail.
• Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
• 1 Peter 5:10After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
• Jude 1:1Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
• Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
• Psalms 44:21Would not God find this out? For 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