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Psalm 9:6–8

The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;

their cities you rooted out;

the very memory of them has perished.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever;

he has established his throne for justice,

and he ojudges the world with righteousness;

he pjudges the peoples with uprightness.

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Psalm 9:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,

you have uprooted their cities;

even the memory of them has perished.

The Lord reigns forever;

he has established his throne for judgment.

He rules the world in righteousness

and judges the peoples with equity.

Psalm 9:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end:

And thou hast destroyed cities;

Their memorial is perished with them.

But the Lord shall endure for ever:

He hath prepared his throne for judgment.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness,

He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

Psalm 9:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;

the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

But the Lord reigns forever,

executing judgment from his throne.

He will judge the world with justice

and rule the nations with fairness.

Psalm 9:6–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

O enemy, destructions are finished forever!

And you have destroyed cities;

Even their memory has perished.

But the Lord shall endure forever;

He has prepared His throne for judgment.

He shall judge the world in righteousness,

And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

Psalm 9:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

The enemy is gone forever.

You destroyed their cities;

no one even remembers them.

But the Lord rules forever.

He sits on his throne to judge,

and he will judge the world in fairness;

he will decide what is fair for the nations.

Psalm 9:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever;

And the cities which thou hast overthrown,

The very remembrance of them is perished.

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever:

He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

And he will judge the world in righteousness,

He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

Psalm 9:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. —Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished. But Jehovah sitteth for ever; he hath ordained his throne for judgment. And it is he that will judge the world with righteousness; he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.

Psalm 9:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The enemy is finished—in ruins forever. 

You have uprooted their cities. 

Even the memory of them has faded. 

Yet, the Lord is enthroned forever. 

He has set up his throne for judgment. 

He alone judges the world with righteousness. 

He judges ⸤its⸥ people fairly. 

Psalm 9:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The enemy has come to eternal ruin;

You have uprooted the cities,

and the very memory of them has perished.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever;

He has established His throne for judgment.

He judges the world with righteousness;

He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.

Psalm 9:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The enemies have vanished in everlasting ruins;

their cities you have rooted out;

the very memory of them has perished.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever,

he has established his throne for judgment.

He judges the world with righteousness;

he judges the peoples with equity.

Psalm 9:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The enemies are destroyed in ruins forever,

and you have uprooted their cities;

their very memory has perished.

But Yahweh sits enthroned forever.

He has established his throne for judgment.

And he will judge the world with righteousness.

He will judge the peoples with equity.

Psalm 9:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The enemy has been destroyed forever.

You have leveled their cities to the ground.

Even the memory of them is gone.

The Lord rules forever.

He has set up his throne so that he can judge people.

He will judge the world in keeping with what is right.

He will rule over all of its people fairly.

Psalm 9:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins,

And You have uprooted the cities;

The very memory of them has perished.

But the Lord abides forever;

He has established His throne for judgment,

And He will judge the world in righteousness;

He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.


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