Psalms 9:3–4
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
When mine enemies are turned backe, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
††For thou hast maintained my right, and my cause: thou satest in the throne iudging right.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. thou hast made my iudgement.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. in righteousnes
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:9Rank 1 from verse 3
- Psalms 76:7Rank 2 from verse 3
- Psalms 80:16Rank 3 from verse 3
- Revelation 20:11Rank 4 from verse 3
- Revelation 6:12–17Rank 5 from verse 3
12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
12And I beheld when he had opened the sixt seale, and loe, there was a great earthquake, and the Sunne became blacke as sackecloth of haire, and the Moone became as blood.
13And the starres of heauen fell vnto the earth, euen as a figge tree casteth her †vntimely figs when she is shaken of a mighty winde.
14*And the heauen departed as a scrowle when it is rolled together, and euery mountaine and Island were moued out of their places.
15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chiefe captaines, and the mighty men, and euery bondman, and euery free man, hid themselues in the dennes, and in the rockes of the mountaines,
16And said to the mountaines and rockes, *Fall on vs, and hide vs from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lambe:
17For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand?
- Isaiah 64:3Rank 6 from verse 3
- Psalms 68:1–2Rank 7 from verse 3
1LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
1¶ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him, flee before him.
2As smoke is driuen away, so driue them away: as waxe melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
From verse 4
- Psalms 140:12Rank 1 from verse 4
- 1 Peter 2:23Rank 2 from verse 4
- Isaiah 11:4Rank 3 from verse 4
4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
4‖*But with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore, and reprooue with equitie, for the meeke of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rodde of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- Psalms 98:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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- Psalms 16:5Rank 7 from verse 4
- Psalms 45:6–7Rank 8 from verse 4
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
6*Thy throne (O God) is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter.
7Thou louest righteousnesse, and hatest wickednesse: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy fellowes.
- Psalms 96:13Rank 9 from verse 4
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Psalms 9:3
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
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Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.
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Psalms 9:4
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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maintained
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of maintain, meaning to preserve, support, uphold, provide for, or continue.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A royal seat; by extension, sovereign rule or authority.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of judge, meaning to examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.
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2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
2I will bee glad and reioyce in thee: I will sing prayse to thy name, O thou most High.
3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
3When mine enemies are turned backe, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
Selected passage4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
4††For thou hast maintained my right, and my cause: thou satest in the throne iudging right.
Selected passage5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast put out their name for euer and euer.