Psalm 9:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Putשִׁ֘יתָ֤ה
(shi·tah)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
them in fear, 
 
4177b: probably a terrorfrom yare
O LORD; 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Let the nationsגֹויִ֑ם
(go·v·yim;)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
knowיֵדְע֥וּ
(ye·de·'u)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that they are but men.אֱנֹ֖ושׁ
(e·no·vsh)
582: man, mankindfrom an unused word
Selah.סֶּֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
Put
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
them in fear
mowra'  (mo-raw')
fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed -- dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.
mowra'  (mo-raw')
fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed -- dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
that the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
may know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
themselves to be but men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah.

King James Bible
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only men. Selah

International Standard Version
Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Establish a lawgiver for them, who shall instruct the nations that they are children of men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Strike them with terror, O LORD. Let the nations know that they are [only] mortal. [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
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