Psalm 7:9
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7:9May the evil deeds of the wicked23 come to an end!24
But make the innocent25 secure,26
O righteous God,
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- 23 In the psalms the Hebrew term רְשָׁעִים (résha’im, “wicked”) describes people who are proud, practical atheists (Ps 10:2, 4, 11) who hate God’s commands, commit sinful deeds, speak lies and slander (Ps 50:16–20), and cheat others (Ps 37:21). They oppose God and his people.
- 24 The prefixed verbal form is a jussive, expressing an imprecation here.
- 25 Or “the godly” (see Ps 5:12). The singular form is collective (see the plural “upright in heart” in v. 10), though it may reflect the personal focus of the psalmist in this context.
- 26 The prefixed verbal form expresses the psalmist’s prayer or wish.
- 27 For other uses of the verb in this sense, see Job 7:18; Pss 11:4; 26:2; 139:23.
- 28 Heb “and [the one who] tests hearts and kidneys, just God.” The translation inverts the word order to improve the English style. The heart and kidneys were viewed as the seat of one’s volition, conscience, and moral character.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous—
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous.
The one who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.
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NLTNew Living Translation
End the evil of those who are wicked,
and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
O righteous God.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous,
and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just:
For the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
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