My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.

Psalm 9:2-3 form one sentence, "I will be glad and rejoice in thee . . . when mine enemies are turned back, (when) they fall and perish at thy presence." Fall. --Better, stumble through weakness.

Psalm 9 - For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad ...

When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. This phrase reflects a common theme in the Psalms where the psalmist expresses confidence in God's deliverance from adversaries.

Psalm 9:3. When mine enemies are turned back — Discomfited and put to flight; they shall fall and perish — They shall not save themselves by flight and so reserve themselves to do farther mischief but shall stumble, as it were, at the obstacles and impediments laid by thee in their way, and shall be pursued, overtaken, and cut off; at thy ...

What does Psalm 9:3 mean? The phrasing of this verse speaks of the present, but the events in question are in the past. This is a poetic choice, used in modern language even today. Depicting some dramatic event in history, a writer might switch …

To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. they stumble and perish before you. sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. even the memory of them has perished.

My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. You.

3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

Psalms 9:3 In-Context 1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.