Connect Psalm 9:6 with other scriptures on God's victory over evil. Psalm 9:6—God’s Verdict on Evil “The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.” Grasping the Force of the Verse • Eternal ruin—evil is not merely checked; it is permanently erased. • Uprooted cities—God tears out every infrastructure of rebellion. • Vanished memory—when the Lord finishes, even the history books go silent on evil’s empire. Old-Testament Echoes of the Same Triumph • Exodus 15:6 – “Your right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.” • Genesis 3:15 – “He will crush your head.” The first promise that evil’s head is destined for ruin. • Psalm 37:9-10 – “For the evildoers will be cut off… the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.” • Isaiah 14:15 – The proud rebel is “brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the Pit.” Christ’s Cross—The Central Blow • Colossians 2:15 – “Having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” • Hebrews 2:14-15 – By dying, Jesus “destroy[ed] him who holds the power of death… and free[d] those who all their lives were held in slavery.” • 1 John 3:8 – “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.” The Inevitable Future Cleanup • Romans 16:20 – “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” • Revelation 19:20 – The beast and false prophet “were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.” • Revelation 20:10 – “The devil… was thrown into the lake of fire… and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” Living in the Shadow of Certain Victory • Confidence—evil’s shelf-life is fixed; God’s people can labor without despair. • Courage—knowing the outcome emboldens daily resistance to sin and injustice. • Worship—every glimpse of darkness overcome points back to the right hand that “shattered the enemy” (Exodus 15:6). |
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