Psalm 9:5
“Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 9Meaning
Within this movement of Psalm 9, divine rebuke of nations and wickedness is remembered as judgment, not as a license to erase peoples.
Judgment on oppressive power
Within this movement of Psalm 9, verses 3–6 develop this movement before the next transition.
Read carefully
divine rebuke of nations and wickedness is remembered as judgment, not as a license to erase peoples; the verse must remain inside the argument of Psalm 9:3–6.
Reflection
Let this verse shape prayer, truthful action, and patient trust rather than impulsive retaliation.