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you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations, You have eliminated the wicked; You have wiped out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the nations; Thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations, You have made the wicked perish; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked <i>and</i> unrepentant; You have wiped out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You warn the nations and destroy evil people; you wipe out their names forever and ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You condemned nations. You destroyed wicked people. You wiped out their names forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have condemned the heathen and destroyed the wicked; they will be remembered no more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have rebuked nations, "" You have destroyed the wicked, "" You have blotted out their name for all time and forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst rebuke the nations, thou didst destroy the unjust one, wiping off their name forever and ever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished: thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:6>You have rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious one has perished. You have deleted their name in eternity and for all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked; their name you blotted out for all time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles and thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You rebuked the nations and you destroyed the wicked and their names you have blotted out for an eternity of eternities.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/9-5.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=699" 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">4</span>For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1605.htm" title="1605: gā·‘ar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To rebuke. A primitive root; to chide.">You have rebuked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ib·baḏ·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">You have destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4229.htm" title="4229: mā·ḥî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to.">You have erased</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">their name</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5703.htm" title="5703: wā·‘eḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Perpetuity. From adah; properly, a terminus, i.e. duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity.">and ever.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.…<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/15-7.htm">Exodus 15:7</a></span><br />You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Psalm 34:16</a></span><br />But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-9.htm">Psalm 92:9</a></span><br />For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-20.htm">Psalm 145:20</a></span><br />The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a></span><br />The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22</a></span><br />“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a></span><br />The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Jeremiah 10:24-25</a></span><br />Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice—not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing. / Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-7.htm">Ezekiel 25:7</a></span><br />therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Nahum 1:14</a></span><br />The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Luke 1:51-52</a></span><br />He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. / He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">Luke 10:18</a></span><br />So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31</a></span><br />Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-25</a></span><br />Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have rebuked the heathen, you have destroyed the wicked, you have put out their name for ever and ever.</p><p class="hdg">rebuked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1,8,9</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Psalm 78:55</a></b></br> He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Psalm 79:10</a></b></br> Wherefore should the heathen say, Where <i>is</i> their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight <i>by</i> the revenging of the blood of thy servants <i>which is</i> shed.</p><p class="hdg">destroyed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Psalm 5:6</a></b></br> Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-32.htm">1 Samuel 25:32</a></b></br> And David said to Abigail, Blessed <i>be</i> the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a></b></br> Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.</p><p class="hdg">put out</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-14.htm">Deuteronomy 9:14</a></b></br> Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-7.htm">Proverbs 10:7</a></b></br> The memory of the just <i>is</i> blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-9.htm">Proverbs 13:9</a></b></br> The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/5-11.htm">Age</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Blotted</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/job/41-4.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Rebuked</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm">Blotted</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/psalms/105-14.htm">Rebuked</a> <a href="/psalms/38-14.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Words</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>You have rebuked the nations;</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereignty and authority over all nations. In biblical context, "rebuking" often implies a divine judgment or correction. Throughout the Old Testament, God frequently rebukes nations for their idolatry, injustice, and rebellion against His laws. This can be seen in the prophetic books where nations like Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon are called to account for their actions. The rebuke serves as a reminder of God's moral order and His role as the ultimate judge. Historically, Israel's neighbors often experienced God's rebuke through military defeat or natural disasters, which were interpreted as divine interventions. This phrase also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus rebukes the wind and the waves, demonstrating His authority over creation (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>).<p><b>You have destroyed the wicked;</b><br>The destruction of the wicked is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing God's justice and the eventual downfall of those who oppose Him. In the historical context of Israel, the wicked often referred to those who oppressed God's people or led them astray. This destruction is not merely physical but also spiritual, as seen in the ultimate fate of the wicked in the book of Revelation. Theologically, this phrase underscores the concept of divine retribution, where God ensures that evil does not prevail indefinitely. It also foreshadows the final judgment, where Christ will separate the righteous from the wicked (<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a>).<p><b>You have erased their name forever and ever.</b><br>Erasing a name signifies complete obliteration and the removal of any legacy or remembrance. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a name represented one's identity and existence. To have one's name erased was to be utterly forgotten and to have no lasting impact. This phrase reflects the biblical principle that the memory of the wicked will perish, contrasting with the righteous, whose names are written in the Book of Life (<a href="/philippians/4-3.htm">Philippians 4:3</a>). It also connects to the promise of eternal life for believers, where their names are preserved forever. Theologically, this erasure serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance, reminding believers of the transient nature of earthly power and the enduring nature of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel, often seen as adversaries to God's people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Represents those who oppose God and His righteous ways, often including both individuals and groups.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, acting as the righteous judge who rebukes and destroys the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. His authority is supreme, and He can rebuke and destroy as He wills.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fate_of_the_wicked.htm">The Fate of the Wicked</a></b><br>The wicked may seem to prosper temporarily, but their ultimate fate is destruction. This serves as a warning to those who oppose God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_justice.htm">Eternal Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is not limited to the present but extends into eternity. The erasure of the wicked's name signifies their complete removal from history and memory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_righteous_judgment.htm">Trust in God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>Believers can find comfort in knowing that God will ultimately judge all wickedness and uphold righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_righteous_living.htm">Call to Righteous Living</a></b><br>Understanding the fate of the wicked should motivate believers to live righteously and align themselves with God's will.<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/proof_of_divine_interventions_in_history.htm">Psalm 9:5 claims God destroys entire nations; where is the historical or archaeological proof for such divine interventions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_judge_nations_today.htm">Does God continue to judge nations today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_59_13_conflict_with_mercy.htm">Does the violent imagery in Psalm 59:13 conflict with the Bible's broader moral teachings on mercy and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_144_1_align_with_peace.htm">How can Psalm 144:1's portrayal of God training hands for war be reconciled with other biblical teachings on peace (e.g., Matthew 5:9)?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Put out.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">blotted out. </span>The family is extinct and its name erased from the civil register. (See <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm" title="Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.">Psalm 69:28</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-13.htm" title="Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.">Psalm 109:13</a>.) The <span class= "ital">Daleth </span>stanza is wanting.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast rebuked the heathen</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thou didst rebuke</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἐπετίμησας</span>: <span class="accented">i.e.</span> on the recent occasion. When God would rebuke, be punishes; when he punishes, by so doing he rebukes. Thou hast destroyed the wicked; rather, <span class="accented">thou didst destroy.</span> Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. If taken literally, this should mean extermination, and so some explain (Hengstenberg, Kay, 'Speaker's Commentary'); but some allowance must be made for the use of hyperbole by a poet. None of the nations with which David contended suffered extinction or extermination. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/9-5.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">You have rebuked</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּעַ֣רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(gā·‘ar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1605.htm">Strong's 1605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rebuke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations;</span><br /><span class="heb">ג֭וֹיִם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have destroyed</span><br /><span class="heb">אִבַּ֣דְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ib·baḏ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<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">the wicked;</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have erased</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֝חִ֗יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḥî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4229.htm">Strong's 4229: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their name</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ever.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָעֶֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·‘eḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5703.htm">Strong's 5703: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, terminus, duration, advance, perpetuity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/9-5.htm">Psalm 9:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 9:5 You have rebuked the nations (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/9-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 9:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 9:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/9-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 9:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 9:6" /></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>