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Psalm 92:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 92 · verse 9
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.Psalm 92:9 · King James Version
Psalm 92:9 in context
7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
8But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
9For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- iniquityʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- workerspâʻalto do or make , especially to practiseH6466 →
- perishʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The psalmist had said (Psa 92:4) that from the works of God he would take occasion to triumph; and here he does so. I. He triumphs over God's enemies (Psa 92:7, Psa 92:9, Psa 92:11), triumphs in the foresight of their destruction, not as it would be the misery of his fellow-creatures, but as it would redound to the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-15