Psalms 9:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.”

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BSBPD

“When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 9:3 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 68:1God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
  2. Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
  3. Psalms 80:16Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
  4. Psalms 91:9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
  5. Psalms 92:2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
  6. Isaiah 64:3When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
  8. Revelation 6:12And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
  9. Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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