PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:1. Psalms 9:1 together follow a basically acrostic pattern, with the first word of each line beginning with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The acrostic is not perfect, however. Several letters of the alphabet are missing or are out of order. Both psalms say t... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:3 The psalm recalls God’s protection of his people from evil nations. When an Israelite sings of his JUST CAUSE, he should think about why God chose Israel: God chose Israel to be a light to the Gentiles through their faithfulness to God (compare v. Psalms 9:11). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var im... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:10 To KNOW God’s NAME, to put TRUST IN him, and to SEEK him are all ideals in the OT, even though the people of Israel often fell short of those ideals. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:11 TELL AMONG THE PEOPLES HIS DEEDS. God called Abram and Israel to be a blessing to the whole world (Genesis 12:3). Israel should long for the time when the Gentiles would receive that blessing. Compare Romans 15:8. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); fo... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:12 MINDFUL OF THEM, namely, of the oppressed people of Israel (v. Psalms 9:9), whose BLOOD God AVENGES when the Gentiles spill it unjustly. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:13 The song now becomes a prayer for deliverance from affliction. The result of God’s answer to the prayer will be further praise in worship. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:15 God defends the poor by defeating their oppressors. The WICKED (vv. Psalms 9:16, Psalms 9:17) are those Gentiles who oppose God’s purposes (vv. Psalms 9:15, Psalms 9:17). The NEEDY and POOR are the people of Israel who are threatened (v. Psalms [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:17 SHEOL. See note on 6:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:18 NOT... FORGOTTEN. Compare “not forget,” v. Psalms 9:12. This is in contrast to those who forget God (v. Psalms 9:17). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]