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 Living Translation (NLT)The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

Context of Psalms 9:6

4For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. 5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. 7But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. 8He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

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 7:5Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah
• Psalms 8:2Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
• Exodus 15:16Fear and dread will fall on them; By the greatness of Your arm They will be as still as a stone, Till Your people pass over, O Lord, Till the people pass over Whom You have purchased.
• Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me.
• Psalms 46:9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.
• Exodus 14:13And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.
• Isaiah 10:24Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt.
• Isaiah 14:6He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders.
• Nahum 1:9What do you conspire against the Lord? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
• 1 Corinthians 15:26The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
• Revelation 20:2He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
• 1 Samuel 30:1Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire,
• 1 Samuel 31:7And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were on the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
• Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
• Isaiah 14:17Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’
• Isaiah 37:26“Did you not hear long ago How I made it, From ancient times that I formed it? Now I have brought it to pass, That you should be For crushing fortified cities 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