Psalms 9:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. ”

Psalms 9:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O thou enemy! - This verse has been very variously rendered and explained. For an examination of the particular views entertained of it, see particularly Rosenmuller, in loc . The reference is d...
Psalms 9:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(c) O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. (c) A derision of the enemy that minds nothing but destruction: but...
Psalms 9:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

9 and 10. Yahweh the Refuge of His People. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10...
Psalms 9:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thou enemy. Same as the lawless one of Psalms 9:5 . destructions are come . complete is the destruction. a perpetual end . for evermore. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagi...
Psalms 9:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. O thou enemy, desolations are come to an end for ever. This sixth verse is explained in different ways. Some read it interrogatively, viewing the letter ה, as a mark of interrogation, as...
Psalms 9:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. Destructions are come to a perpetual end - Rather, "The enemy is desolate...
Psalms 9:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

O thou enemy, &c.— As for the enemy, they are quite destroyed; everlasting desolations: their cities thou hast extirpated; their memory, as well as themselves, is annihilated. Mudge. There is...
Psalms 9:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. O thou enemy - rather Hebrew haa'owyeeb ( H341 ) 'as for the...
Psalms 9:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:10 are combined in LXX, and there is certainly a real, though obscure, relationship between them. The two together form one 'acrostic,' the vv. beginning with the successive letters of t...
Psalms 9:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

O thou enemy... — This vocative gives no intelligible meaning. Translate, As for the enemy, they are made an utter wreck and perpetual ruin. Destructions. — Properly, desolations, ruins, fro...
Psalms 9:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 9:1-20 Psalms 7:1-17 ; Psalms 9:1-20 are connected by the recurrence of the two thoughts of God as the Judge of nations and the wicked falling into the pit which he digged. Probably the...
Psalms 9:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in the Righteous Judge Psalms 9:1-20 The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, “concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps,” referring to the death of Gol...
Psalms 9:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The burden of this psalm is thanksgiving for Jehovah's righteous rule by which He has overcome the enemies of the chosen people. It is almost exclusively a song of thanksgiving. There are a few brief...
Psalms 9:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Is not this spoken of one particular foe more than others? And of whom so probably as Satan? And how beautiful is it, in the victories of our Jesus, by his blood and righteousness, to behold Satan an...
Psalms 9:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O thou enemy ,.... Which some understand of Goliath, though we do not read of any desolations made by him, nor of any cities destroyed by him; nor by the Israelites upon his death, and the flight of...
Psalms 9:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. Ver. 6. O thou enemy ] The same whom he called wicked one in the forme...
Psalms 9:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O thou enemy , &c. This is a sudden apostrophe to the enemies of God's people, the Philistines, Amorites, or other nations which had formerly made great havoc and waste among them: Destructions...
Psalms 9:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Devout Acknowledgments. To the chief musician upon Muth-labben. A psalm of David. 1 I will praise thee, O L ORD ,...
Psalms 9:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This is a sudden apostrophe to the enemies of God's people, Philistines, Amorites, or other nations, who had formerly made great havoc and waste among them. Destructions are come to a perpetual end...
Psalms 9:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at your presence (face). For you have maintained my right and my cause; You sit in the throne judging righteously. You have rebuked the nations...
Psalms 9:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “A psalm of thanksgiving ( Psalms 9:1-2 ) after a victory ( Psalms 9:3 ) over the heathen wrought by Divine judgment ( Psalms 9:4-6 ), expressing confidence in His constant protection o...
Psalms 9:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This Psalm has a dedication which is very difficult to understand: «To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.» Either «Muthlabben» is the tune to which the Psalm was to be sung, or som...
Psalms 9:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:5 . Thou hast rebuked the heathen. A song in ancient time was made after every victory, a sort of Te Deum, to be sung in the congregation. The collection of those hallowed martial odes...
Psalms 9:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will praise Thee, O Lord. Praise, trust, and prayer In the Septuagint, this Psalm refers to the death of the Divine Son, and recites His victory over death, the grave, and all our foes. I....
Psalms 9:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This psalm, which, like the six preceding it, is declared by the title to be "a Psalm of David," is a song of thanksgiving for the defeat of some foreign enemy. It is the first of wha...
Psalms 9:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Song of Praise for Victory over the Enemies. Thanksgiving for the Victory Gained. To the chief musician, for use in liturgical services, upon Muth-labben, that is, to be sung after the melody...
Psalms 9:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:26 ; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 ; 1 Samuel 30:1 ; 1 Samuel 31:7 ; 2 Kings 19:25 ; Exodus 14:13 ; Exodus 15:16 ; Isaiah 10:13 ; Isaiah 10:14 ; Isaiah 10:24 ; Isaiah 10:25 ; Is...

Psalms 9:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 9:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 9:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 9:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 9:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 9:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 9:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 9:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 9:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 9:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 9:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 9:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 9:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge