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Psalms 9:4
4When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before You.
Psalms 9:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
- New International Version (NIV)For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
Context of Psalms 9:4
2I will praise Adonai with my whole heart. I will tell about all Your wonders. 3I will be glad and rejoice in You. I will sing praise to Your Name, Elyon! When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before You. 5For You upheld my right and my cause. You sat upon the throne, judging righteously. 6You rebuked the nations, You destroyed the wicked— blotting out their name forever and ever.
Read all of Psalms 9Psalms 9:4 word by word
כִּֽי־עָ֭שִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י וְדִינִ֑י יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ לְ֝כִסֵּ֗א שׁוֹפֵ֥ט צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 9:4
- Psalms 16:5Adonai is my portion and my cup. You cast my lot.
- Psalms 140:12May a slanderer not endure in the land. May calamity hunt down a violent man.
- Psalms 45:6Your arrows are sharp. Peoples fall beneath you— into the heart of the king’s enemies.
- Psalms 47:8For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with a skillful song.
- Psalms 89:14Your arm is mighty, Your hand is strong, exalted is Your right hand.
- Psalms 96:13before Adonai, for He is coming! For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9before Adonai, for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with fairness.
- Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the poor of the land. He will strike the land with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
- 1 Peter 2:23When He was abused, He did not return the abuse. While suffering, He made no threats. Instead, He kept entrusting Himself to the One who judges righteously.
Commentaries on Psalms 9:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause - My righteous cause; that is, when he was unequally attacked. When his enemies came upon him in an unprovoked and cruel manner, God had interposed and had defended his cause. This shows that the psalmist refers to something that had occurred in the past; also that he regarded his cause as right - for the interposition of God in his behalf had confirmed him in this belief. Thou satest in the throne judging…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The throne represents the Lord’s royal authority.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. When ... are turned back--It is the result of God's power alone. He, as a righteous Judge (Psa 7:11), vindicates His people. He rebukes by acts as well as words (Psa 6:1; 18:15), and so effectually as to destroy the names of nations as well as persons.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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