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Psalm 9:17 KJV
Psalms · chapter 9 · verse 17
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.Psalm 9:17 · King James Version
Psalm 9:17 in context
15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- turnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- forgetshâkêachobliviousH7913 →
- hellshᵉʼôwlHades or the world of the dead , including its accessories and inmatesH7585 →
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