Psalms 9:20

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Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals!(Selah)

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 31:3 : 3 The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The LORD will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
  • Ezek 28:2 : 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Your heart is proud and you said,“I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas”– yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
  • Ezek 28:9 : 9 Will you still say,“I am a god,” before the one who kills you– though you are a man and not a god– when you are in the power of those who wound you?
  • Ezek 30:13 : 13 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the gods of Memphis. There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will make the land of Egypt fearful.
  • Acts 12:22-23 : 22 But the crowd began to shout,“The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  • Exod 15:16 : 16 Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
  • Exod 23:27 : 27 “I will send my terror before you, and I will alarm all the people whom you encounter; I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
  • Deut 2:25 : 25 This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.”
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
  • Ps 76:12 : 12 He humbles princes; the kings of the earth regard him as awesome.
  • Ps 82:6-7 : 6 I thought,‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’ 7 Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 19 Rise up, LORD! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

  • 9 and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.

  • 27 Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it.

  • 8 Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!

  • 10 He says,“Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”

  • Ps 83:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16 Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O LORD.

    17 May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!

    18 Then they will know that you alone are the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.

  • 13 Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth!(Selah)

  • 19 God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them.(Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

  • 16 The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions.(Higgaion. Selah)

  • 13 Rise up, O LORD, in strength! We will sing and praise your power!

  • Ps 67:2-3
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    71%

    2 Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

    3 Let the nations thank you, O God! Let all the nations thank you!

  • 29 All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God when they heard how the LORD had fought against Israel’s enemies.

  • 15 The nations will respect the reputation of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

  • 3 Say to God:“How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

  • 5 Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!

  • 30 Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is established, it cannot be moved.

  • 11 Serve the LORD in fear! Repent in terror!

  • 4 “O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

  • 11 Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

  • 5 Let the nations thank you, O God! Let all the nations thank you!

  • 20 Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the LORD.”

  • 11 Make vows to the LORD your God and repay them! Let all those who surround him bring tribute to the awesome one!

  • 10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the LORD, and they will respect you.

  • Mic 7:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

    17 They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the LORD our God; they will be terrified of you.

  • 27 But I fear the reaction of their enemies, for their adversaries would misunderstand and say,“Our power is great, and the LORD has not done all this!”’

  • 9 Worship the LORD in holy attire! Tremble before him, all the earth!

  • 5 You, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers!(Selah)

  • 10 Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the LORD, from his royal splendor!

  • 16 Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking:“Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble?

  • 9 All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.

  • 5 They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

  • 23 But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

  • 40 Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

  • Ps 76:7-9
    3 verses
    70%

    7 You are awesome! Yes, you! Who can withstand your intense anger?

    8 From heaven you announced what their punishment would be. The earth was afraid and silent

    9 when God arose to execute judgment, and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth.(Selah)

  • 60 Then all the nations of the earth will recognize that the LORD is the only genuine God.

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    6 Stand up angrily, LORD! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!

  • 46 Foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

  • 21 For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid.

  • 2 For the LORD Most High is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

  • 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

  • 24 He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD’s power and so you might always obey the LORD your God.”

  • 16 The LORD rules forever! The nations are driven out of his land.

  • 2 Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?”

  • 8 Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!