Psalms

Psalm 9:4–5

⁴For You have upheld my just cause;

You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

⁵You have rebuked the nations;

You have destroyed the wicked;

You have erased their name forever and ever.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You have upheld	עָ֭שִׂיתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
my just	מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
cause	וְדִינִ֑י	wə·ḏî·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1779 judgment
You sit	יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ	yā·šaḇ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on Your throne	לְ֝כִסֵּ֗א	lə·ḵis·sê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
judging	שׁוֹפֵ֥ט	šō·w·p̄êṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8199 judge, govern
righteously	צֶֽדֶק׃	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have rebuked	גָּעַ֣רְתָּ	gā·‘ar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1605 rebuke
the nations	ג֭וֹיִם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
You have destroyed	אִבַּ֣דְתָּ	’ib·baḏ·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6 perish
the wicked	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
You have erased	מָ֝חִ֗יתָ	mā·ḥî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
their name	שְׁמָ֥ם	šə·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8034 name
forever	לְעוֹלָ֥ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and ever	וָעֶֽד׃	wā·‘eḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 9:4 Psalm 140:12 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Psalm 98:9 · Isaiah 11:4 · Psalm 47:8 · Psalm 89:14 · Psalm 45:6–7 · Psalm 16:5 · Psalm 96:13

Psalm 9:5 Proverbs 10:7 · Malachi 4:3 · Revelation 19:15 · Proverbs 13:9 · Deuteronomy 9:14 · Psalm 79:10 · Psalm 149:7 · 2 Samuel 22:44–46 · 2 Samuel 17:23 · Psalm 78:55

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.