Psalms 9:17

The lawless, shall return, to hades, all nations forgetful of God.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

In Context

16To be known is Yahweh, by the sentence he hath executed, By the doing of his own hands, is he about to strike down the lawless one. [Resounding music. Selah.]

18For, not always, shall the needy, be forgotten,—[nor,] the hope of the oppressed, perish for ever.

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Cross References

Job 5:13Who captureth the wise in their own craftiness, yea the headlong counsel of the crooked:

Psalms 44:17All this, hath come upon us, Yet had we not forgotten thee, Neither had we dealt falsely with thy covenant;

Psalms 49:14Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,—And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.

Psalms 106:13Soon forgat they his works,—They waited not for his counsel;

Proverbs 14:32By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

Isaiah 5:14Therefore, hath hades enlarged her desire, And opened her mouth to its widest,—And their glory, and their multitude and their pomp. and he that is uproarious shall descend thereinto.

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 →

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