Psalms 9:6

Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished: thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

In Context

5For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.

7The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:16Let fear and dread fall upon them, in the greatness of thy arm: let them become unmoveable as a stone, until thy people, O Lord, pass by: until this thy people pass by, which thou hast possessed.

1 Samuel 31:7And the men of Israel, that were beyond the valley, and beyond the Jordan, seeing that the Israelites were fled, and that Saul was dead, and his sons, forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came, and dwelt there.

Job 18:17Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets.

Psalms 8:2O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

Psalms 34:17But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Isaiah 10:6I will send him to a deceitful nation, and I will give him a charge against the people of my wrath, to take away the spoils, and to lay hold on the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:2-11

Devout Acknowledgments. 1 I will praise thee, O Lord , with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy,… Read the whole commentary →

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