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

7Arise, Adonai, in Your anger, arise against the fury of my enemies! Awake for me! You decreed justice. 8Let an assembly of peoples gather around You and return on high, above them. Adonai judges the peoples. Vindicate me, Adonai, according to my righteousness and integrity in me. 10Please, end the evil of the wicked and sustain the righteous. A just God examines hearts and minds. 11My shield is God— Savior of the upright in heart.

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 9:5For You upheld my right and my cause. You sat upon the throne, judging righteously.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked, evil one! Call him to account for his wickedness— until no more is found.
• Psalms 58:6not hearing the voice of charmers, or a cunning spell binder.
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary mock? Will the enemy revile Your Name forever?
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of Adonai went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
• Daniel 11:45He will pitch his royal tents between the seas and the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will meet his doom with no one to help him.’
• Acts 12:23Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down—because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.
• Psalms 37:23From Adonai a man’s steps are made firm, when He delights in his way.
• Psalms 40:2I waited patiently for Adonai. He bent down to me and heard my cry.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His godly ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For one does not prevail by might.
• Romans 16:25Now to the One who is able to strengthen you according to my Good News and the proclamation of Yeshua the Messiah, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13in order to strengthen your hearts as blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Yeshua with all His kedoshim. Amen.
• 1 Peter 5:10After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace—who has called you into His eternal glory in Messiah—will Himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.
• Jude 1:1Judah, a slave of Yeshua the Messiah and brother of Jacob, To those who are called, who are loved in God the Father, and kept safe for Yeshua the Messiah:
• Psalms 17:3You have examined my heart. You searched me at night. Though You test me, You find nothing. I resolved that my mouth will not sin.
• Psalms 44:21If we had forgotten the Name of our God or stretched our hands to a foreign god,

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