9He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.


In Context

6 Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

7 Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

10 They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.

11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 2:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:9He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. "It is not by strength that one prevails;

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness, because no man shall prevail by his own strength.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:9The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.