Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Psalms 9:3
When mine enemies are turned back, &c.— Because mine enemies are turned back; they stumbled and perished at thy presence. Mudge and Houbigant.
When mine enemies are turned back, &c.— Because mine enemies are turned back; they stumbled and perished at thy presence. Mudge and Houbigant.
Verse Psalms 9:3. _WHEN MINE ENEMIES ARE TURNED BACK_] It is a sure sign of a nearly approaching complete conquest over sin, when, by resistance to its influences, it begins to lose its power. That is...
WHEN MINE ENEMIES ARE TURNED BACK - Who these enemies were, the psalmist does not say. It is clear, however, as was remarked in the introduction, that the psalm was composed: (a) in view of a victory...
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...
_WHEN MINE ENEMIES ARE TURNED BACK, THEY SHALL FALL AND PERISH AT THY PRESENCE._ They shall fall ... at thy presence. The mere glance of God is enough to destroy every enemy. It is not man's might th...
THEY SHALL FALL] RV 'they stumble.'...
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...
WHEN. — Literally, _in the turning of mine enemies back,_ which may be either _when_ they turned, or _because_ they turned, or possibly with both ideas combined. The older versions have _when._ Psalms...
_[Psalms 9:4]_ בְּ שׁוּב ־אֹויְבַ֥י אָחֹ֑ור יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ...
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...
Was there ever a prophecy more pointed than this, or ever an event more strikingly fulfilled, than when Christ's enemies came to apprehend him in the garden, and Jesus, by a word speaking, caused them...
3._While my enemies are turned back. _In these words he assigns the reason why he undertakes to sing the praises of God, namely, because he acknowledges that his frequent victories had been achieved,...
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 MINE ENEMIES ARE TURNED BACK,.... As the Philistines were, when Goliath their champion was dead; and as the men that came to apprehend Christ, David's antitype, went backwards and fell to the gro...
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Ver. 3. _When mine enemies_] This, Tremellius maketh to be the form of praise which the psalmist professeth that he will...
_When mine enemies are turned back_ Discomfited and put to flight; _they shall fall and perish_ They shall not save themselves by flight and so reserve themselves to do farther mischief but shall stum...
A SONG OF PRAISE FOR VICTORY OVER THE ENEMIES. Thanksgiving for the Victory Gained. To the chief musician, for use in liturgical services, upon Muth-labben, that is, to be sung after the melody know...
that I might make thee know the certainty, the strict correctness or verity, OF THE WORDS OF TRUTH, THAT THOU, equipped with this knowledge, MIGHTEST ANSWER THE WORDS OF TRUTH TO THEM THAT SEND UNTO T...
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...
When they are discomfited and put to flight, they shall not save themselves by flight, and reserve themselves to do further mischief, but shall stumble as it were at gall-traps by thee laid in their w...
Psalms 9:3 enemies H341 (H8802) turn H7725 (H8800) back H268 fall H3782 (H8735) perish H6 (H8
‘When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at your presence (face). For you have maintained my right and my cause; You sit in the throne judging righteously. You have rebuked the nations,...
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 9:3 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...
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 Thessalonians 1:9; Isaiah 64:3; Psalms 68:1; Psalms 68:2; Psalms 7:1
Turned back — Put to flight....