Psalm 92:9
New International Version
For surely your enemies, LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

New Living Translation
Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

English Standard Version
For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

Berean Standard Bible
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

King James Bible
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

New King James Version
For behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

New American Standard Bible
For, behold, Your enemies, LORD, For, behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do injustice will be scattered.

NASB 1995
For, behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For, behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do iniquity will be scattered.

NASB 1977
For, behold, Thine enemies, O LORD, For, behold, Thine enemies will perish; All who do iniquity will be scattered.

Legacy Standard Bible
For, behold, Your enemies, O Yahweh, For, behold, Your enemies will perish; All the workers of iniquity will be scattered.

Amplified Bible
For behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do evil will be scattered.

Christian Standard Bible
For indeed, LORD, your enemies — indeed, your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For indeed, LORD, Your enemies— indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

American Standard Version
For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Contemporary English Version
and your hateful enemies will be scattered and then destroyed.

English Revised Version
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now look at your enemies, O LORD. Now look at your enemies. They disappear, and all troublemakers are scattered.

Good News Translation
We know that your enemies will die, and all the wicked will be defeated.

International Standard Version
Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered.

Majority Standard Bible
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

NET Bible
Indeed, look at your enemies, O LORD! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered!

New Heart English Bible
For, look, your enemies, LORD, for, look, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.

Webster's Bible Translation
For lo, thy enemies, O LORD, for lo, thy enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

World English Bible
For behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For behold, Your enemies, O YHWH, "" For behold, Your enemies perish, "" All workers of iniquity separate themselves.

Young's Literal Translation
For, lo, Thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, Thine enemies, do perish, Separate themselves do all workers of iniquity.

Smith's Literal Translation
For behold, thine enemies, O Jehovah, for behold, thine enemies shall perish; all working iniquity shall be dispersed.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For behold thy enemies, O Lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For behold your enemies, O Lord, for behold your enemies will perish, and all those who work iniquity will be dispersed.

New American Bible
Indeed your enemies, LORD, indeed your enemies shall perish; all sinners shall be scattered.

New Revised Standard Version
For your enemies, O LORD, for your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because, behold, your enemies, LORD JEHOVAH, for, behold, your enemies shall be destroyed!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For, lo, Thine enemies, O LORD, For, lo, Thine enemies shall perish: All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For, behold, thine enemies shall perish; and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
How Great Are Your Works
8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! 9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. 10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.…

Cross References
Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

Isaiah 41:11-12
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.

Isaiah 66:24
“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

Psalm 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.

Psalm 1:4-6
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. / Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. / For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 104:35
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

Psalm 145:20
The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

Proverbs 10:25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.

Job 21:30
Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.

Nahum 1:8
But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.

Matthew 13:40-42
As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. / The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

2 Thessalonians 1:9
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Revelation 20:9-10
And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them. / And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Matthew 25:41
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.


Treasury of Scripture

For, see, your enemies, O LORD, for, see, your enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

for

Psalm 21:8,9
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee…

Psalm 37:20
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

Psalm 68:1,2
To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him…

Scattered

Psalm 1:4
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Psalm 59:11
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Psalm 68:30
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

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1. The prophet exhorts to praise God
4. For his great works
6. For his judgments on the wicked
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For surely
The phrase "for surely" emphasizes certainty and assurance. In Hebrew, the word used here is "כִּי־הִנֵּה" (ki-hinneh), which conveys a strong affirmation. This certainty reflects the psalmist's unwavering faith in God's justice and sovereignty. It is a reminder to believers that God's promises are steadfast and reliable, providing comfort and hope in the face of adversity.

Your enemies, O LORD
The term "Your enemies" refers to those who oppose God and His divine will. In the Hebrew context, "אֹיְבֶיךָ" (oyvecha) denotes adversaries who stand against God's purposes. Historically, this could include nations or individuals who defy God's authority. For Christians, it serves as a reminder that spiritual warfare is real, and believers must remain vigilant in their faith, trusting that God will ultimately triumph over all opposition.

surely Your enemies will perish
The repetition of "surely" underscores the inevitability of the outcome. "Will perish" translates from the Hebrew "יֹאבֵדוּ" (yo'vedu), meaning to be destroyed or come to an end. This reflects the biblical theme of divine justice, where those who persist in rebellion against God face ultimate destruction. It reassures believers that evil will not prevail indefinitely, and God's righteousness will be upheld.

all evildoers
"All evildoers" encompasses those who commit acts contrary to God's moral law. The Hebrew word "פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן" (po'alei aven) refers to workers of iniquity or those who practice wickedness. This phrase serves as a warning that persistent sin and rebellion have consequences. It calls Christians to examine their lives, repent, and pursue righteousness, knowing that God sees and judges all actions.

will be scattered
The phrase "will be scattered" comes from the Hebrew "יִתְפָּרְדוּ" (yitpardun), meaning to be dispersed or driven away. This imagery suggests a complete and utter defeat, where the unity and strength of the wicked are broken. In a historical context, scattering often meant the end of a nation's power or influence. For believers, it is a powerful reminder of God's ability to dismantle the plans of the wicked and protect His people, ensuring that evil does not have the final word.

Verse 9. - For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish. Whatever else is uncertain, this at least is sure, that ultimately God's enemies will perish. The repetition adds the greatest force to the passage. All the workers of iniquity (comp. ver. 7) shall be scattered. All of them - every one (comp. Matthew 7:23, "Depart from me, ye that work iniquity").

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

surely
הִנֵּ֪ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

Your enemies,
אֹיְבֶ֡יךָ ׀ (’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

O LORD,
יְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

surely
הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

Your enemies
אֹיְבֶ֣יךָ (’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

will perish;
יֹאבֵ֑דוּ (yō·ḇê·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

evildoers
פֹּ֥עֲלֵי (pō·‘ă·lê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6466: To do, make, to practise

will be scattered.
יִ֝תְפָּרְד֗וּ (yiṯ·pā·rə·ḏū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6504: To break through, spread, separate


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