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Psalms 9:10

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.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 9:10. _THEY THAT KNOW THY NAME_] Who have an experimental acquaintance with thy mercy, _will put their trust in thee_, from the conviction that _thou never hast forsaken_, and _never will...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THEY THAT KNOW THY NAME - All who are acquainted with thee; all those who have been made acquainted with the manifestations of thy goodness, and with the truth respecting thy character. WILL PUT T...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 9 THE GODLY REMNANT. THE WICKED ONE AND HIS FOLLOWERS (9-15) _ 1. The praise of the Most High (Psalms 9:1)_ 2. Millennial deliverances and glories (Psalms 9:3) 3. Prayer for divine interven...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    9 AND 10. YAHWEH THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10, a...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THY NAME. See note on Psalms 5:11. PUT THEIR TRUST. confide. Hebrew. _batah._ See App-69....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 9:10 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Kingship of Jehovah in Zion Finally Triumphant over a League between the Nations and the Lawless One. ANALYSIS These two psalms are bound together as originally on...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THEY THAT KNOW THY NAME WILL PUT THEIR TRUST IN THEE: FOR THOU, LORD, HAST NOT FORSAKEN THEM THAT SEEK THEE._ And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee. They that know experimenta...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THY NAME] see on Psalms 5:11....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Psalms 9:10 are combined in LXX, and there is certainly a real, though obscure, relationship between them. The two together form one 'acrostic,' the vv. beginning with the successive letters of the He...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEY THAT KNOW. — They who know the name of Jehovah will trust Him, because they know it to be a watchword of strength and protection. SEEK. — From root meaning “to tread” or “frequent a place,” poss...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 9:11]_ וְ יִבְטְח֣וּ בְ֭ךָ יֹודְעֵ֣י שְׁמֶ֑ךָ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 9:1 Psalms 7:1; Psalms 9:1 are connected by the recurrence of the two thoughts of God as the Judge of nations and the wicked falling into the pit which he digged. Probably the original arrangem...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    CONFIDENCE IN THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE Psalms 9:1 The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, “concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps,” referring to the death of Goliath. Thi...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The burden of this psalm is thanksgiving for Jehovah's righteous rule by which He has overcome the enemies of the chosen people. It is almost exclusively a song of thanksgiving. There are a few brief...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    PSALM IX. (CONFITEBOR TIBI DOMINE.) The church praiseth God for his protection against her enemies. Poor. Hebrew ladac, "the oppressed," (St. Jerome) "broken with grief." (Calmet) --- Tribulation. G...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here, by a change of person in the speaker, we find a beautiful transition made to Christ himself, in which the sacred writer is celebrating the glories of his person, and the greatness, and extensive...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THEY THAT KNOW GOD TRUST HIM_ ‘They that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee.’ Psalms 9:10 I. CHRIST, IN THE PRAYER RECORDED IN ST. JOHN 17, SAYS: ‘I have manifested Thy name unto the men t...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    In the tenth verse, the Psalmist teaches us, that when the Lord delivers the righteous, the fruit which results from it is, that they themselves, and all the rest of the righteous, acquire increasing...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 9 AND 10. In Psalms 9 and 10 we enter historically on the circumstances of the remnant in the last days in the land. The great principles having been laid down ...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEY THAT KNOW THY NAME,.... As proclaimed in the Gospel, a God gracious and merciful, and forgiving sin; and as in Christ, in whom his name is, and in whom he is the God of love, grace, and mercy...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Ver. 10. _And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee_] They can do no ot...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _They that know_ That is, that thoroughly understand and duly consider _thy name_ Thy infinite power and wisdom, and faithfulness and goodness. The name of God is frequently put for God. _Will put the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A PROPHETIC VIEW OF THE VICTORY OF FAITH...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee, sure of a safe refuge under the shadow of His wings; FOR THOU, LORD, HAST NOT FORSAKEN THEM THAT SEEK THEE. Cf Luke 21:16; Luke 22:30....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-10 If we would praise God acceptably, we must praise him in sincerity, with our whole heart. When we give thanks for some one particular mercy, we should remember former mercies. Our joy must not b...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEY THAT KNOW, i.e. that thoroughly understand and duly consider. _Thy name_, i.e. thy nature and perfections, thy infinite power, and wisdom, and faithfulness, and goodness; which make a person a mo...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 9:10 know H3045 (H8802) name H8034 trust H982 (H8799) LORD H3068 forsaken H5800 (H8804) seek...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘YHWH also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble; And those who know your name will put their trust in you; For you, YHWH, have not forsaken those who seek you.'...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    TRUST (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This Psalm has a dedication which is very difficult to understand: «To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.» Either «Muthlabben» is the tune to which the Psalm was to be sung, or some...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Praise for victory over enemies. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: In the midst of all distresses, we may by faith find a refuge in God and when victory comes, we should not forget that...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 9:5. _Thou hast rebuked the heathen._ A song in ancient time was made after every victory, a sort of _Te Deum,_ to be sung in the congregation. The collection of those hallowed martial odes was...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I will praise Thee, O Lord._ PRAISE, TRUST, AND PRAYER In the Septuagint, this Psalm refers to the death of the Divine Son, and recites His victory over death, the grave, and all our foes. I. Ther...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed._ THE REFUGE OF THE OPPRESSED I. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. 1. What is a refuge? Shelter--in the cities of refuge; stronghold...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _They that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee._ THE NAME OF GOD Know Thy name! What does that imply, but to know all that is included in the revelation of the nature and attributes of Almight...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “A psalm of thanksgiving (Psalms 9:1) after a victory (Psalms 9:3) over the heathen wrought by Divine judgment (Psalms 9:4), expressing confidence in His constant protection of the oppres...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This psalm, which, like the six preceding it, is declared by the title to be "a Psalm of David," is a song of thanksgiving for the defeat of some foreign enemy. It is the first of what are...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The ninth psalm is to the chief musician on Muthlabben. Muthlabben is the death of a son. This could have been when Bathsheba's first son died. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 John 2:3; 1 John 5:20; 2 Corinthians 1:10;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thy name — Thy infinite power and wisdom, and faithfulness and goodness. The name of God is frequently put for God. Put their trust — The experience of thy faithfulness to thy people in all ages, is a...

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