Psalm 9:20
“Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. ”
KJV
Read in Psalm 9Meaning
Within this movement of Psalm 9, the nations are asked to learn their mortality and limits before God.
Final appeal against human self-exaltation
Within this movement of Psalm 9, verses 19–20 develop this movement before the next transition.
Read carefully
the nations are asked to learn their mortality and limits before God; the verse must remain inside the argument of Psalm 9:19–20.
Reflection
Let this verse shape prayer, truthful action, and patient trust rather than impulsive retaliation.