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


In Context

6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.

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

10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall 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 the LORD 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 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 American Standard 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 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.