Psalms 9:17
The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
In Context
18For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
Cross References
Job 5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong:
Psalms 44:17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:
Psalms 49:14Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
Psalms 106:13They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
Isaiah 5:14Therefore doth Sheol enlarge its desire, and open its mouth without measure; and her splendour shall descend [into it], and her multitude, and her tumult, and [all] that is joyful within her.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:12-20
A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to the Lord , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk… Read the whole commentary →