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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.

Context of Psalms 7:9

7Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high. 8Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High. Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts. 10My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. 11God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath 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 have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.
• Psalms 58:6Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
• Psalms 74:10How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever?
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!
• Daniel 11:45He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
• Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• Psalms 37:23The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
• Romans 16:25Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
• 1 Peter 5:10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
• Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:
• Psalms 17:3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
• Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered it, since 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