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they stumble and perish before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When my enemies face you, they run away and stumble and are destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When mine enemies turn back, they stumble and perish at thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When my enemies retreat, they will stumble and die in your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My enemies turn back when you appear; they fall down and die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In my enemies turning backward, "" They stumble and perish from Your face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the turning away of mine enemies backward, they shall be weak and perish from thy face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weakened and perish before thy face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:4>For my enemy will be turned back. They will be weakened and perish before your face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When my enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When mine enemies are beaten back, they shall stumble and perish before thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />When my enemies turn back their behind, they will stumble and be destroyed from before you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When mine enemies are turned back, They stumble and perish at Thy presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=687" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/9.htm">I Will Give Thanks to the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·wy·ḇay (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">When my enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: bə·šūḇ- (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">retreat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/268.htm" title="268: ’ā·ḥō·wr (N-ms) -- The hind side, back part. Or achor; from Achiyra'; the hinder part; hence behind, backward; also the West."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: yik·kā·šə·lū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">they stumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wə·yō·ḇə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">and perish</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pā·ne·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9-10</a></span><br />The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ / But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Joshua 23:10</a></span><br />One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a></span><br />But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-38.htm">2 Samuel 22:38-41</a></span><br />I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. / You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-19.htm">Jeremiah 1:19</a></span><br />They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a></span><br />But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">Lamentations 3:64-66</a></span><br />You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. / Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! / You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Micah 7:10</a></span><br />Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-17.htm">Luke 10:17-19</a></span><br />The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” / So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. / Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at your presence.</p><p class="hdg">they shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Psalm 68:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm <i>or</i> Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Psalm 76:7</a></b></br> Thou, <i>even</i> thou, <i>art</i> to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Psalm 80:16</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> burned with fire, <i>it is</i> cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/23-8.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/5-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/job/41-25.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/job/30-2.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/9-1.htm">David praises God for executing judgment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">He incites others to praise him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">He prays that he may have cause to praise him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When my enemies retreat</b><br>This phrase reflects a common theme in the Psalms where the psalmist expresses confidence in God's deliverance from adversaries. The imagery of enemies retreating suggests a battlefield scenario, common in the ancient Near Eastern context where Israel often faced physical threats from surrounding nations. This retreat is not due to the psalmist's strength but is attributed to divine intervention. The concept of God causing enemies to retreat is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a>, where God fights for Israel against the Egyptians.<p><b>they stumble and perish</b><br>The stumbling of enemies can be seen as a metaphor for their defeat and confusion, often used in the Psalms to describe the downfall of the wicked (<a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Psalm 35:5-6</a>). The term "perish" indicates a complete and irreversible defeat, aligning with the biblical theme of divine justice where the wicked face destruction. This reflects the covenantal promise that God will protect His people and bring justice against their foes, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7</a>.<p><b>before You</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the presence and authority of God in the defeat of the enemies. The idea of actions occurring "before You" suggests that God is both witness and judge, ensuring that justice is served. It underscores the belief that God is sovereign over all events and that His presence is a decisive factor in the outcome of battles. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where God's presence assures victory, as seen in the story of David and Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a>), where David attributes his victory to the Lord's presence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, traditionally believed to be King David, who often faced enemies and sought God's deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The adversaries of David, representing those who oppose God's people and His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure before whom the enemies stumble and perish, highlighting His sovereignty and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_enemies.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Enemies</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control and has the power to cause our enemies to retreat and stumble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Trust that God will bring justice in His timing, and our role is to remain faithful and obedient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Understand that our battle is not against flesh and blood, but spiritual forces, and God equips us for victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Faith in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Cultivate a deep faith in God's ability to deliver us from any situation, just as He did for David.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_protection.htm">Prayer for Protection</a></b><br>Regularly pray for God's protection and intervention against any form of opposition or adversity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_always_strive_with_man.htm">Will God always strive with man? (Genesis 6:3 vs. Psalm 103:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_enemies_'stumble_and_fall'_in_battle.htm">(Psalm 27:2-3) What evidence supports the idea that enemies literally 'stumble and fall,' and how does this align with actual battlefield outcomes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_124_3_metaphorical_or_unverified.htm">Psalm 124:3 describes enemies swallowing Israel alive, but there is no archaeological evidence of such an event. Could this be metaphorical, or is it historically unverified?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_3_7_conflict_with_mercy_themes.htm">Does Psalm 3:7, which portrays God striking enemies, conflict with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy or nonviolence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">When.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">in the turning of mine enemies back, </span>which may be either <span class= "ital">when </span>they turned, or <span class= "ital">because </span>they turned, or possibly with both ideas combined. The older versions have <span class= "ital">when. </span><a href="/context/psalms/9-2.htm" title="I will be glad and rejoice in you: I will sing praise to your name, O you most High.">Psalm 9:2-3</a> form one sentence, "I will be glad and rejoice in thee <span class= "bld">. . .</span> when mine enemies are turned back, (when) they fall and perish at thy presence."<p><span class= "bld">Fall.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">stumble through weakness. </span>So the LXX., "are weak."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When mine enemies are turned back</span>; or, <span class="accented">because mine enemies are turned back</span> ('Speaker's Commentary'); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> made to retreat, repulsed, driven before me in hasty flight. They shall fall and perish at thy presence; or, <span class="accented">they stumble and perish</span>, etc. The psalmist represents the enemy, poetically, "as if they had been thrown to the ground by the glance of God's fiery countenance" (Hengstenberg). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When my enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹיְבַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wy·ḇay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">retreat,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשׁוּב־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šūḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they stumble</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·šə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and perish</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yō·ḇə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before You.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/9-3.htm">Psalm 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/9-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 9:3 When my enemies turn back they stumble (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/9-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 9:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 9:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/9-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 9:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 9:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>