Bible Strands
Psalms 92:9
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD immediately after declaring His eternal exaltation, framing this oracle as the divine response to rebellion before shifting to personal vindication.
The words — הִנֵּה (hi.Neh) translates literally as "there!" or "behold," while יֹאבֵדוּ (yo.Ve.du) means "they will perish," establishing the certainty of the judgment.
The thread — This pattern of God destroying opposing forces runs through Psalms 37:20, Psalms 89:10, and Psalms 21:8, where enemies are consistently described as vanishing, scattered, or seized by His hand.
Why it lands — The text declares that God actively destroys evildoers and demands the reader accept His judicial authority as the standard for interpreting current circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Cross-references
- Psalms 37:20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
- Psalms 89:10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
- Psalms 21:8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- Psalms 68:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
- Matthew 7:23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Leviticus 26:33 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
- Numbers 10:35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
- Deuteronomy 28:64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
- Judges 5:31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.