King James Version

Psalms 7:9

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 7:10.

יִגְמָרyigmarceaseגָּמַרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a wish or indirect commandH1584to end (in the sense of completion or failure)cease, come to an end, fail, perfect, perform.נָ֬אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.רַ֨עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “bad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…רְשָׁעִים֮reshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וּתְכוֹנֵ֪ןutekhonenand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, polel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…צַ֫דִּ֥יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).וּבֹחֵ֣ןuvochenand examineבָּחַןconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and examine”, a verb used as a describing wordH974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigateexamine, prove, tempt, try (trial).לִ֭בּ֗וֹתlibotheartלִבָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “heart”, the ordinary formH3826the heartheart.וּכְלָי֗וֹתukhelayotand kidneysכִּלְיָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and kidneys”, the ordinary formH3629a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)kidneys, reins.אֱלֹהִ֥יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.צַדִּֽיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-10) Oh that a full measure of evil might come upon the wicked, and that Thou wouldest establish the righteous; for the righteous God trieth the heart and reins.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

World English Bible

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

Darby Translation

Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-10) Oh that a full measure of evil might come upon the wicked, and that Thou wouldest establish the righteous; for the righteous God trieth the heart and reins.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συντελεσθήτω δὴ πονηρία ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ κατευθυνεῖς δίκαιον, ἐτάζων καρδίας καὶ νεφροὺς ὁ Θεός.