Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortal. New Living Translation Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude English Standard Version Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah Berean Standard Bible Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah King James Bible Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. New King James Version Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah New American Standard Bible Put them in fear, LORD; Let the nations know that they are merely human. Selah NASB 1995 Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. NASB 1977 Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. Legacy Standard Bible Put them in fear, O Yahweh; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. Amplified Bible Put them in [reverent] fear of You, O LORD, So that the nations may know they are but [frail and mortal] men. Selah. Christian Standard Bible Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah Holman Christian Standard Bible Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only men. Selah American Standard Version Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. [Selah. Contemporary English Version Make the nations afraid and let them all discover just how weak they are. English Revised Version Put them in fear, O LORD: let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah GOD'S WORD® Translation Strike them with terror, O LORD. Let the nations know that they are [only] mortal. [Selah] Good News Translation Make them afraid, O LORD; make them know that they are only mortal beings. International Standard Version Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude Majority Standard Bible Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah NET Bible Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah) New Heart English Bible Terrify them, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only human. Selah. Webster's Bible Translation Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. World English Bible Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAppoint them to fear, O YHWH, "" Let nations know they [are] men! Selah. Young's Literal Translation Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah. Smith's Literal Translation Put fear to them, O Jehovah: the nations shall know they are man. Silence. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAppoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Strike them with terror, LORD; show the nations they are only human. Selah New Revised Standard Version Put them in fear, O LORD; let the nations know that they are only human. Selah Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAppoint for them a lawgiver, that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Establish a lawgiver for them, who shall instruct the nations that they are children of men. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Set terror over them, O LORD; Let the nations know they are but men. Selah Brenton Septuagint Translation Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause. Audio Bible Context I Will Give Thanks to the LORD…19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. 20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah Cross References Isaiah 2:11-12 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— Isaiah 37:20 And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. Ezekiel 30:19 So I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.” Daniel 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” Isaiah 26:13-14 O LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess. / The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them. Isaiah 64:2 as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! 2 Chronicles 20:6 and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. Job 12:23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.” Psalm 83:17-18 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. / May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth. Psalm 59:13 Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah Psalm 33:10 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. Psalm 46:8-9 Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth. / He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire. Psalm 47:2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! Treasury of Scripture Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. Put Psalm 76:12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. Exodus 15:16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. Exodus 23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. may Psalm 82:6,7 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High… Isaiah 31:3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. Ezekiel 28:2,9 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: … Jump to Previous Appoint Director Fear Nations Selah Strike Terror ThemselvesJump to Next Appoint Director Fear Nations Selah Strike Terror ThemselvesPsalm 9 1. David praises God for executing judgment11. He incites others to praise him 13. He prays that he may have cause to praise him Lay terror upon them The phrase "lay terror upon them" is a plea for divine intervention, asking God to instill a sense of fear or awe in the nations. The Hebrew root for "terror" is "מֹורָא" (mora), which conveys a profound fear or reverence. In the biblical context, this is not merely about causing panic but about bringing a realization of God's supreme power and authority. Historically, the Israelites often found themselves surrounded by hostile nations, and this plea reflects a desire for God to demonstrate His might in a way that would cause these nations to recognize His sovereignty. O LORD let the nations know they are but men Selah
Hebrew Layשִׁ֘יתָ֤ה (šî·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7896: To put, set terror מוֹרָ֗ה (mō·w·rāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4172: Fear, a fearful thing, deed upon them, [O LORD]; יְהוָ֨ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH let the nations גוֹיִ֑ם (ḡō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts know יֵדְע֥וּ (yê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know they לָ֫הֶ֥ם (lā·hem) Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are but men. אֱנ֖וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind Selah סֶּֽלָה׃ (se·lāh) Interjection Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause Links Psalm 9:20 NIVPsalm 9:20 NLT Psalm 9:20 ESV Psalm 9:20 NASB Psalm 9:20 KJV Psalm 9:20 BibleApps.com Psalm 9:20 Biblia Paralela Psalm 9:20 Chinese Bible Psalm 9:20 French Bible Psalm 9:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 9:20 Put them in fear Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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