You have rebuked the [a]nations,
You have destroyed the wicked;
You have (A)blotted out their name forever and ever.

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  1. Psalm 9:5 Gentiles

You have rebuked the nations(A) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(B) for ever and ever.

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(A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

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The name of the righteous(A) is used in blessings,[a]
    but the name of the wicked(B) will rot.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

15 Now (A)out of His mouth goes a [a]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And (B)He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. (C)He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged

15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(A) with which to strike down(B) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](C) He treads the winepress(D) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

(A)You shall trample the wicked,
For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet
On the day that I do this,
Says the Lord of hosts.

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Then you will trample(A) on the wicked; they will be ashes(B) under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.

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14 (A)Let Me alone, that I may destroy them and (B)blot out their name from under heaven; (C)and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.’

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14 Let me alone,(A) so that I may destroy them and blot out(B) their name from under heaven.(C) And I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they.”

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The light of the righteous rejoices,
(A)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.(A)

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To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples;

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to inflict vengeance(A) on the nations
    and punishment(B) on the peoples,

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10 (A)Why should the [a]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

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  1. Psalm 79:10 Gentiles

10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(A)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge(B) the outpoured blood(C) of your servants.

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55 (A)He also drove out the nations before them,
(B)Allotted them an inheritance by [a]survey,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

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  1. Psalm 78:55 surveyed measurement, lit. measuring cord

55 He drove out nations(A) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(B)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

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44 “You(A) have also delivered me from the [a]strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the (B)head of the nations.
(C)A people I have not known shall serve me.
45 The foreigners submit to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 The foreigners fade away,
And [b]come frightened (D)from their hideouts.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:44 contentions
  2. 2 Samuel 22:46 So with LXX, Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:45); MT gird themselves

44 “You have delivered(A) me from the attacks of the peoples;
    you have preserved(B) me as the head of nations.
People(C) I did not know now serve me,
45     foreigners cower(D) before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.(E)
46 They all lose heart;
    they come trembling[a](F) from their strongholds.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves

23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to (A)his house, to his city. Then he [a]put his (B)household in order, and (C)hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.

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  1. 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. gave charge concerning his house

23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice(A) had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order(B) and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

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You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the (A)bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

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    you destroy those who tell lies.(A)
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
    you, Lord, detest.

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Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
(A)You shall [a]break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

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  1. Psalm 2:9 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. rule (cf. Rev. 2:27)

Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(A) your inheritance,(B)
    the ends of the earth(C) your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(D)
    you will dash them to pieces(E) like pottery.(F)

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  1. Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)