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

4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision. 5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished. 7But the Lord rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. 8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

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 7:5may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. (Selah)
• Psalms 8:2From the mouths of children and nursing babies you have ordained praise on account of your adversaries, so that you might put an end to the vindictive enemy.
• Exodus 15:16Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
• Micah 7:8My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• Psalms 46:9He brings an end to wars throughout the earth; he shatters the bow and breaks the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
• Exodus 14:13Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord that he will provide for you today; for the Egyptians that you see today you will never, ever see again.
• Isaiah 10:24So here is what the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of Assyria, even though they beat you with a club and lift their cudgel against you as Egypt did.
• Isaiah 14:6It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.
• Nahum 1:9Whatever you plot against the Lord, he will completely destroy! Distress will not arise a second time.
• 1 Corinthians 15:26The last enemy to be eliminated is death.
• Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon – the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan – and tied him up for a thousand years.
• 1 Samuel 30:1On the third day David and his men came to Ziklag. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag and burned it.
• 1 Samuel 31:7When the men of Israel who were in the valley and across the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled. The Philistines came and occupied them.
• Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
• Isaiah 14:17Is this the one who made the world like a desert, who ruined its cities, and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?”’
• Isaiah 37:26Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, in ancient times I planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

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