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Psalms 9:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

American Standard Version (1901)

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

Bible in Basic English

But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

Free Bible Version

But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the Lord shall sit for euer: hee hath prepared his throne for iudgement.

King James (Authorized) Version

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

One Unity Resource Bible

But Adonai reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

Translation for Translators

But Yahweh rules forever. He judges people while he sits on his throne to judge people,

Unlocked Literal Bible

But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.

Noah Webster Bible

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

World English Bible

But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.

Context

I Will Give Thanks to the LORD

⁶The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. ⁷But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. ⁸He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

Summary

Psalm 9:7 declares that the Lord reigns forever, establishing His throne as a righteous judge. This verse affirms God's sovereignty and authority over all creation, emphasizing His eternal kingship and unwavering justice. It reassures believers that God's righteous rule will never end, bringing comfort and hope in times of uncertainty. The verse inspires trust in the Lord's perfect judgment and encourages obedience to His divine will, knowing that He rules with righteousness and fairness.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

(Heb.: 9:8-9) Without a trace even of the remembrance of them the enemies are destroyed, while on the other hand Jahve endureth for ever. This strophe is the continuation of the preceding with the most intimate connection of contrast (just as the ב-strophe expresses the ground for what is said in the preceding strophe). The verb ישׁב has not the general signification "to remain" here (like עמד to endure), but just the same meaning as in Psa 29:10. Everything that is opposed to Him comes to a terrible end, whereas He sits, or (which the fut. implies) abides, enthroned for ever, and that as Judge: He hath prepared His throne for the purpose of judgment. This same God, who has just given proof that He lives and reigns, will by and by judge the nations still more comprehensively, strictly, and impartially. תּכל, a word exclusively poetic and always without the article, signifies first (in distinction from ארץ the body of the earth and אדמה the covering or soil of the earth) the fertile (from יבל) surface of the globe, the οἰκουμένη. It is the last Judgment, of which all preceding judgments are harbingers and pledges, that is intended. In later Psalms this Davidic utterance concerning the future is repeated.

Psalms 9:7

I Will Give Thanks to the LORD

⁶The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. ⁷But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. ⁸He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

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Berean Standard Bible

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

American Standard Version (1901)

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

Bible in Basic English

But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

Free Bible Version

But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the Lord shall sit for euer: hee hath prepared his throne for iudgement.

King James (Authorized) Version

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

One Unity Resource Bible

But Adonai reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

Translation for Translators

But Yahweh rules forever. He judges people while he sits on his throne to judge people,

Unlocked Literal Bible

But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.

Noah Webster Bible

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

World English Bible

But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

(Heb.: 9:8-9) Without a trace even of the remembrance of them the enemies are destroyed, while on the other hand Jahve endureth for ever. This strophe is the continuation of the preceding with the most intimate connection of contrast (just as the ב-strophe expresses the ground for what is said in the preceding strophe). The verb ישׁב has not the general signification "to remain" here (like עמד to endure), but just the same meaning as in Psa 29:10. Everything that is opposed to Him comes to a terrible end, whereas He sits, or (which the fut. implies) abides, enthroned for ever, and that as Judge: He hath prepared His throne for the purpose of judgment. This same God, who has just given proof that He lives and reigns, will by and by judge the nations still more comprehensively, strictly, and impartially. תּכל, a word exclusively poetic and always without the article, signifies first (in distinction from ארץ the body of the earth and אדמה the covering or soil of the earth) the fertile (from יבל) surface of the globe, the οἰκουμένη. It is the last Judgment, of which all preceding judgments are harbingers and pledges, that is intended. In later Psalms this Davidic utterance concerning the future is repeated.