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Psalms 9:20

18 For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

19 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
KJV
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
WEB
Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
ASV
Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah Psalm 10
DARBY
Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
BLB
Put fear on them, O YHWH; let the nations know they [are] mortal. Selah
ÅB
La frykt komme over dem, Herre!
La hedningene kjenne at de er mennesker!
Sela.
[^1]: Betydningen er ukjent. Kanskje en musikkstil eller bestemt sang.
[^2]: Kanskje et musikalsk uttrykk.
OTB
Innprent frykt i dem, Herre;
La folkene vite at de bare er mennesker.
Sela
B1930
La frykt komme over dem, Herre! La hedningene kjenne at de er mennesker! Sela.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 31:3

    But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.

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  • Jeremiah 32:40

    I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

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  • Psalms 62:9

    Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

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  • Psalms 82:6–7

    I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

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  • Psalms 76:12

    He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.

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  • Acts 12:22–23

    And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

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  • Deuteronomy 2:25

    This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

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  • Exodus 23:27

    I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

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