Parallel Verses
King James Version
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
New American Standard Bible
Let the nations know that they are
Holman Bible
let the nations know they are only men.
International Standard Version
Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude
A Conservative Version
Put them in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah.
American Standard Version
Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah
Amplified
Put them in [reverent]
So that the nations may know they are but [frail and mortal] men. Selah.
Bible in Basic English
Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Julia Smith Translation
Put fear to them, O Jehovah: the nations shall know they are man. Silence.
King James 2000
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
O Yahweh, put them in fear. Let [the] nations know they [are merely] human. Selah
Modern King James verseion
Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O LORD, put a schoolmaster over them, that the Heathen may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
NET Bible
Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)
New Heart English Bible
Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
The Emphasized Bible
Appoint, O Yahweh, a terror for them, - Let the nations know that they are men. Selah.
Webster
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
World English Bible
Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah.
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 9:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Celebration Of God's Justice
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Cross References
Isaiah 31:3
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Exodus 15:16
Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
Exodus 23:27
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
Deuteronomy 2:25
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
Psalm 62:9
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Psalm 76:12
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
Psalm 82:6-7
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
Ezekiel 28:9
Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
Ezekiel 30:13
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
Acts 12:22-23
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.