PSALM IX _David praises God for the benefits which he has granted to_ _Israel in general, and to himself in particular_, 1-4. _He encourages himself in the Lord, knowing that he will ever_ _judge righteously, and be a refuge for the distressed_, 7-10. _He exhorts the people to praise God for hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:2. _I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN THEE_] I am glad that thou hast heard my prayer, and showed me mercy; and I will rejoice in thee, in having thee as my portion, dwelling and working in my heart.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the time to _follow on to know the Lord_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:5. _THOU HAST REBUKED THE HEATHEN_] We know not what this particularly refers to, but it is most probably to the Canaanitish nations, which God destroyed from off the face of the earth; hence it is said, _Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever_, לעולם ועד leolam vaed, endlessl... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:6. _DESTRUCTIONS ARE COME TO A PERPETUAL END_] Rather, "The enemy is desolated for ever; for thou hast destroyed their cities, and their memory is perished with them." Multitudes of the cities of the Canaanites have perished so utterly that neither name nor vestige remains of them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:7. _BUT THE LORD SHALL ENDURE_] All things shall have an end but God and holy spirits.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:8. _HE SHALL JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS_] All the dispensations of God's providence are founded in righteousness and truth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:9. _A REFUGE_] משגב _misgab, a high place_, where their enemies can neither _reach_ nor _see_ them. He who has God for his portion has all safety in him.... [ Continue Reading ]
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_ _forsake, them that trust in thee_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:11. _DECLARE AMONG THE PEOPLE HIS DOINGS._] It is the duty of all those who have received the salvation of God, to recommend him and his salvation to the whole circle of their acquaintance, Christians, so called, when they meet, seldom speak about God! Why is this? Because they have n... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the nations of the earth who, to enlarge their territory, increase their wealth, or extend their comme... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:13. _HAVE MERCY UPON ME, O LORD_] David, having laid down the preceding maxims, now claims his part in their truth. I also am in trouble through the unjust dealings of my enemies; I am brought to the _gates of death_; have mercy on _me_, and lift _me_ up, that, being saved from the _g... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:15. _THE HEATHEN ARE SUNK DOWN TO THE PIT_] See on Psalms 7:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:16. _THE LORD IS KNOWN_ BY _THE JUDGMENT_] It is not every _casualty_ that can properly be called a _judgment of God_. Judgment is his strange work; but when he executes it, his mind is plainly to be seen. There are no natural causes to which such calamities can be legally attributed.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:17. _THE WICKED SHALL BE TURNED INTO HELL_] לשאולה _lisholah,_ _headlong into hell, down into hell_. The original is very emphatic. _ALL THE NATIONS THAT FORGET GOD._] They will not live in his fear. There are both _nations_ and _individuals_ who, though they _know_ God, _forget_ him... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:18. _THE NEEDY SHALL NOT ALWAY BE FORGOTTEN_] The needy, and the poor, whose expectation is from the Lord, are never forgotten, though sometimes their deliverance is delayed for the greater confusion of their enemies, the greater manifestation of God's mercy, and the greater benefit t... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:19. _ARISE, O LORD_] Let this be the time in which thou wilt deliver thy poor people under oppression and persecution.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 9:20. _PUT THEM IN FEAR_] שיתה יהוה מורה להם _shithah Yehovah_ _morah lahem_, "O Lord, place a teacher among them," that they may know they also are accountable creatures, grow wise unto salvation, and be prepared for a state of blessedness. Several MSS. read מורא _morre, fear_; but _te... [ Continue Reading ]