Psalm 10:16

Translations

Modern

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Traditional

The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

Literal

YHWH is King forever and ever; the nations have perished from His land.

Latin

Dominus regnabit in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi; peribitis, gentes, de terra illius.

Original

Hebrew

English

The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Notes

Psalms 10:16

As the true and just king, God will bring the wicked to an end, as he promises (Psalm 1:6).

Psalms 10:1–18

The lament in Psalm 9:13–20 continues in Psalm 10 (see study note on Psalms 9–10). However, the mood shifts from confident statements to anguished questions. The psalmist prays for rescue, trusting that the Lord, as a just king, take care of the needy.

Psalms 9:1–10:18

This 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 alphabetic acrostics include Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111–112, 119, and 145.

The ancient Greek and Latin translations treat Psalms 9 and 10 as one psalm.

Theme notes and profiles

David Concern for the Poor God's Rule and Power Over All Nations The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

Related verses

Jeremiah 10:10
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Psalm 29:10
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Psalm 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Daniel 4:34
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Deuteronomy 8:20
Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.
Daniel 6:26
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
Lamentations 5:19
You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
Psalm 9:5
You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
Psalm 9:15
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Psalm 44:2–3
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
Psalm 146:10
The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!

Glossary

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Topics

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