The heathen are sunk down in the pit, &c.— This makes a fine break in the poem; and David so often uses this method, that it will be sufficient to have hinted it once. You see his imagination is warmed to that degree, that he seems already to behold the destruction of his foes, and, in a sort of prophetic rapture, proceeds to describe their destiny.
Verse Psalms 9:15. _THE HEATHEN ARE SUNK DOWN TO THE PIT_] See on Psalms 7:15....
THE HEATHEN - Hebrew, “The nations;” that is, the idolatrous people that were arrayed against him. See the notes at Psalms 9:5. ARE SUNK DOWN - That is, referring to those who had been overcome, as me...
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...
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...
_THE HEATHEN ARE SUNK DOWN IN THE PIT THAT THEY MADE: IN THE NET WHICH THEY HID IS THEIR OWN FOOT TAKEN._ The heathen are sunk down. In strong faith he takes his petition as granted....
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...
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...
Comp. Psalms 7:16....
_[Psalms 9:16]_ טָבְע֣וּ גֹ֭ויִם בְּ שַׁ֣חַת עָשׂ֑וּ...
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...
The heathen are (g) sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. (g) For God overthrows the wicked in their enterprises....
_Death, from the most imminent dangers. (Haydock) --- Daughter. In the places where the inhabitants of Sion assembled, (Berthier) or publicly in the Church. (Worthington) --- In hell, the damned would...
What a sure destruction must overtake all the enemies of God and of his Christ. In this life misery, and the evils they intend for others, falling upon themselves; and in that which is to come, everla...
15._The heathen are sunk. _David being now raised up to holy confidence, triumphs over his enemies. In the first place, he says metaphorically, that they were taken in their own craftiness and snares....
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 ...
THE HEATHEN ARE SUNK INTO THE PIT [THAT] THEY MADE,.... The psalmist having determined to praise the Lord, and called upon others to join with him in it, here enters upon it: for, as Jarchi and Aben E...
The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. Ver. 15. _The heathen are sunk down, &c._] _Hoc est initium cantici Sanctorum,_ Thi is the be...
_The heathen are sunk in the pit they made_ Fallen into that destruction which they designed to bring upon others. “Faith beholds, as already executed, that righteous judgment whereby wicked men will...
The heathen, the enemy nations who hoped to gain a victory over Israel, ARE SUNK DOWN IN THE PIT THAT THEY MADE, being plunged down suddenly; IN THE NET WHICH THEY HID, hoping to snare the members of...
A PROPHETIC VIEW OF THE VICTORY OF FAITH...
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...
Fallen into that destruction which they designed to bring upon us....
Psalms 9:15 nations H1471 down H2883 (H8804) pit H7845 made H6213 (H8804) net H7568 which H2098 hid...
‘The nations are sunk down in the pit that they have made, In the net which they concealed is their own foot taken. YHWH has made himself known, he has executed judgment: The wicked is snared in th...
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...
_Consider my trouble._ A NOTE OF TROUBLE IN A TRIUMPH PSALM The second part of the Psalm begins with Psalms 9:13. The prayer in that verse is the only trace of trouble in the Psalm. The rest is trium...
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 9:15 God defends the poor by defeating their oppressors. The WICKED (vv. Psalms 9:16,...
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...
Proverbs 22:8; Proverbs 5:22; Psalms 35:8; Psalms 37:15; Psalms 57:6;...