When he maketh inquisition for blood— To make inquisition for blood, as we hinted on Psalms 5 is not to inquire after blood spilled, but to sit as inquisitor or judge on all capital crimes, where the blood of the offender is due to justice. Them, refers to the humble or afflicted, who follow after, and whose cry or supplication is contained in the two next verses.
Verse Psalms 9:12. _WHEN HE MAKETH INQUISITION FOR BLOOD_] This not only applies to the _Canaanites, Moabites, Ammonites_, and _Philistines_, who shed the blood of God's people unjustly, but to all t...
WHEN HE MAKETH INQUISITION FOR BLOOD - When he “inquires” after blood; that is, when he comes forth with this view, to wit, for purposes of punishment. There is allusion here to such passages as that...
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...
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...
MAKETH INQUISITION FOR. inquireth concerning. THEM: i.e. those named in Psalms 9:10. FORGETTETH NOT. Compare Psalms 9:18 and Psalms 10:11;...
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...
_SING PRAISES TO THE LORD, WHICH DWELLETH IN ZION: DECLARE AMONG THE PEOPLE HIS DOINGS._ These two verses form the concluding summary of THE FIRST PART of the psalm, wherein David has set forth both...
9:12 he (f-8) Or 'For he that requireth blood.'...
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...
RV 'For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them.' God is represented as the avenger of blood (Genesis 9:5). HUMBLE] RV 'poor' or meek. One of a group of words which in OT. have at first...
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...
WHEN. — Better, _for he maketh inquisition;_ literally, _the seeker of bloods: i.e._, “the avenger of blood.” The allusion is to the _goel,_ the nearest relative of the murdered man, who must, accordi...
_[Psalms 9:13]_ כִּֽי ־דֹרֵ֣שׁ דָּ֭מִים אֹותָ֣ם זָכָ֑ר...
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...
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...
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...
(e) When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. (e) Though God does not suddenly avenge the wrong done to his, yet he does not permit the wicke...
_Ways, ( studia) "favours," (Haydock) works, &c. (Calmet) --- This was done by the apostles. (St. Augustine) --- Men ought chiefly to study the precepts of God. (Worthington)_...
How blessed and consolatory the thought to the martyrs of Jesus, and to all his persecuted little ones, is this consideration. Hence they are represented, under the altar of heaven, as making a respon...
12._For in requiring blood. _In the original, it is _bloods, _in the plural number, and, therefore, the relative which follows immediately after, _And remembereth _THEM, may very properly be referred...
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 ...
WHEN HE MAKETH INQUISITION FOR BLOOD,.... The Arabic version renders it, "he remembers him that seeks their blood"; that is, the wicked man, that lies in wait for innocent blood, and whose feet are sw...
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Ver. 12. _When he maketh inquisition for blood_] For innocent blood unjustly spilled; as he did for...
_When he maketh inquisition for blood_ The bloodshed of his innocent and holy ones: which though he may not seem to regard for a season, yet he will certainly call the authors of it to a severe accoun...
When He maketh inquisition for blood, He remembereth them, rather, "For the Avenger of blood, He who avenges bloodshed by punishing the murderers, remembers them"; HE FORGETTETH NOT THE CRY OF THE HUM...
A PROPHETIC VIEW OF THE VICTORY OF FAITH...
HUMBLE: Or, afflicted...
11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that...
FOR BLOOD, Heb. _bloods_; the bloodshed or murder of his innocent and holy ones; which though he may connive at for a season, yet he will certainly call the authors of it to a very severe account, and...
Psalms 9:12 avenges H1875 (H8802) blood H1818 remembers H2142 (H8804) forget H7911 (H8804) cry H6818 humble...
‘Sing praises to YHWH, who dwells in Zion: Declare among the peoples his doings. For he who makes official enquiry for blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the poor.' Indeed all the...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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 alpha
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:12 MINDFUL OF THEM, namely, of the oppressed people of Israel (v. Psalms 9:9), whose BLOOD God av
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...
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...
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...
2 Kings 24:4; Exodus 3:7; Exodus 3:9; Genesis 9:5; Isaiah 26:21;...
Blood — The bloodshed of his innocent and holy ones: which though he may not seem to regard for a season, yet he will certainly call the authors of it to a severe account. Them — The humble, as it fol...