Psalm 9:5

Translations

Modern

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

Traditional

Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

Literal

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; their name You have wiped out forever and ever.

Latin

Increpasti gentes, et periit impius: nomen eorum delesti in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi.

Original

Hebrew

English

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

Notes

Psalms 9:5

God created the heavens and the earth with a word (Genesis 1), and he can end nations with a word (see Psalm 2:5).

Those who do evil will not endure forever. God promises that their power and influence will come to an end (Psalm 69:28; Psalm 109:13; Revelation 21:4).

Psalms 9:3–6

The 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).

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.

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Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Deuteronomy 9:14
Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Psalm 149:7
…to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
Psalm 78:55
He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
Psalm 79:10
Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.
2 Samuel 22:44–46
You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
2 Samuel 10:6–9
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
Psalm 2:1
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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Gentiles: Chastised by God Wicked (People): Punishment of

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