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Psalms 9:17
17The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 9:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
Context of Psalms 9:17
15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. 16The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God. 18But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. 19Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
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יָשׁ֣וּבוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לִשְׁא֑וֹלָה כָּל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם שְׁכֵחֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 9:17
- Proverbs 14:32When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.
- Isaiah 5:14Therefore Death expands its jaws, opening wide its mouth; into it will descend their nobles and masses with all their brawlers and revelers.
- Matthew 25:41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
- Revelation 20:15Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
- Revelation 21:8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
- Psalms 44:17All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.
- Psalms 50:22“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Psalms 106:13But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.
- Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
- Jeremiah 2:32Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.
- Jeremiah 3:21A cry is heard on the barren heights, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the Lord their God.
- Jeremiah 13:25This is your lot, the portion I have decreed for you,” declares the Lord, “because you have forgotten me and trusted in false gods.
- Jeremiah 18:15Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths. They made them walk in byways, on roads not built up.
Commentaries on Psalms 9:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The wicked shall be turned into hell - לשאולה lisholah, headlong into hell, down into hell. The original is very emphatic. All the nations that forget God - They will not live in his fear. There are both nations and individuals who, though they know God, forget him, that is, are unmindful of of him, do not acknowledge him in their designs, ways and works. These are all to be thrust down into hell. Reader, art thou forgetful of thy Maker, and of Him who…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The wicked - All the wicked; all who come properly under the denomination of wicked persons. Doubtless the writer had particularly in his eye the enemies with whom he was contending, and in reference to whom the psalm wits composed; and he meant to say that they would be certainly punished. But what was true in regard to them, was true of all others of similar character, and the statement is therefore made in a universal form - all the wicked. Shall be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal death, we may thence hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21This hymn celebrates the Lord's rule and triumph over evil. It may also respond to the laments in Psalms 3–7. Some believe that Psalms 9 and 10 should be read together as one psalm in two parts. This is because Psalm 9 has a title, while Psalm 10 does not. Despite some missing or inverted letters, the two psalms form an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that each line or section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Other…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. shall be turned--or, "shall turn," retreating under God's vengeance, and driven by Him to the extreme of destruction, even hell itself. Those who forget God are classed with the depraved and openly profane.Read the comment
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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
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