Psalms 9:19
in Psalms 9Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
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ASV
Arise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.
KJV
Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
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This verse in Psalms 9
Commentary
10 notes on this verseWhen the prophet was discussing the end of the world, through the illumination of his heart he foresaw the coming of the Antichrist. Terrified by the magnitude of the danger, he shouted out with a loud voice, "Arise, O Lord, let not humankind prevail." For …
This site's exposition
do not let man prevail
on Psalms 9:19-20
The psalm closes with a request, that God rise up. Man is to be kept from prevailing, the nations judged in God's own presence, and terror laid on them. What the nations are to learn is that they are but men.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail" [Psalm 9:19]. The future judgment is prayed for: but before it come, "Let the heathen," says he, "be judged in Your sight:" that is, in secret; which is called in God's sight, with the knowledge of a few holy and righteous ones.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Consequently, when he says, "Arise," he foretells the divine judgment; and regarding this he does three things. First, he rouses the judge. Second, he implores judgment. Third, he shows the fruits of judgment. He says that he has not forgotten the poor unto the end; …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
"Lord, reckon with them: Let the heathen be judges in thy sight, that is, let them be plainly called to an account for all the dishonour done to thee and the mischief done to thy people." Impenitent sinners will be punished in God's sight; and, when their day of grace is over, the bowels even of infinite mercy will not relent towards them, Rev. xiv.
Arise, O Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Arise, O Lord - See the notes at Psa 3:7. Let not man prevail - Against thee and thy cause. The war waged against the psalmist he regarded as waged against God, and he calls upon him, therefore, to interpose and vindicate his own cause. The word rendered “prevail” is be strong; that is, let not man seem to be stronger than thou art, or let, him not succeed in his efforts in opposing thy cause.
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Prayers are the believer's weapons of war. When the battle is too hard for us, we call in our great ally, who, as it were, lies in ambush until faith gives the signal by crying out, "Arise, O Lord." Although our cause be all but lost, it shall be soon won again, if the Almighty doth but bestir himself. He will not suffer man to prevail over God, but with swift judgments will confound their gloryings.
Prayers are the believer's weapons of war. When the battle is too hard for us, we call in our great ally, who, as it were, lies in ambush until faith gives the signal by crying out, "Arise, O Lord." Although our cause be all but lost, it shall be soon won again, if the Almighty doth but bestir himself. He will not suffer man to prevail over God, but with swift judgments will confound their gloryings. In the very sight of God the wicked will be punished, and he who is now all tenderness will have no bowels of compassion for them, since they had no tears of repentance while their day of grace endured.
Arise, O Lord - Let this be the time in which thou wilt deliver thy poor people under oppression and persecution.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קוּמָ֣ה | kumah | arise ! | H6965 → | 628 times |
| יְ֭הוָה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| יָעֹ֣ז | yaoz | it prevail | H5810 → | 11 times |
| אֱנ֑וֹשׁ | ʾenoosh | humankind | H582 → | 566 times |
| יִשָּׁפְט֥וּ | yishafetu | let them be judged | H8199 → | 202 times |
| ג֝וֹיִ֗ם | goyim | [the] nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ | paneikha | presence your | H6440 → | 2123 times |
קוּמָ֣הarise !
kumahH6965 →628 times
יְ֭הוָהO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
יָעֹ֣זit prevail
yaozH5810 →11 times
אֱנ֑וֹשׁhumankind
ʾenooshH582 →566 times
יִשָּׁפְט֥וּlet them be judged
yishafetuH8199 →202 times
ג֝וֹיִ֗ם[the] nations
goyimH1471 →561 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פָּנֶֽיךָ׃presence your
paneikhaH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…
it leads to
- Isaiah 63:2–6
Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?
- Revelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 2:27
He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
- Psalms 2:9
You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
- Isaiah 63:2–6
Through
Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
it leads to
- Psalms 58:6
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Job 29:17
I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
- Job 16:10
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
- Psalms 58:6
About Psalms
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 9; Cassiodorus, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 9:20; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.