Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 9:4
For (b) thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
(b) However the enemy seems for a time to prevail yet God preserves the just.
For (b) thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
(b) However the enemy seems for a time to prevail yet God preserves the just.
FOR THOU HAST MAINTAINED MY RIGHT AND MY CAUSE - My righteous cause; that is, when he was unequally attacked. When his enemies came upon him in an unprovoked and cruel manner, God had interposed and h...
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...
SATEST. hast sat. RIGHT. righteously....
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...
_FOR THOU HAST MAINTAINED MY RIGHT AND MY CAUSE; THOU SATEST IN THE THRONE JUDGING RIGHT._ For thou hast maintained my right, х_ `AASIYTAA_ (H6213) _ MISHPAATIY_ (H4941)] - literally, 'Thou madest my...
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...
JUDGING RIGHT] RV 'judging righteously.'...
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...
THOU HAST MAINTAINED MY RIGHT. — Literally, _thou hast made my judgment,_ as the LXX. and Vulg. For this confidence in the supreme arbiter of events compare Shakespeare: — “Is this your Christian cou...
_[Psalms 9:5]_ כִּֽי ־עָ֭שִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י וְ דִינִ֑י...
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...
_Back; routed. After Saul's family was taken off, none durst oppose David. They saw that the Lord had set him on the throne. (Calmet) --- Only after his sin, rebels began to molest him. (Haydock) ---...
Were ever words plainer than these, to teach us that it is Jesus thus addressing the Father, acknowledging the Father's fulfillment of all covenant engagements, in supporting the manhood of Christ in...
The Psalmist proceeds a step farther in the 4th verse, declaring that God stretched forth his hand to give him succor, because he was unrighteously afflicted by his enemies. And surely if we desire to...
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 ...
FOR THOU HAST MAINTAINED MY RIGHT AND MY CAUSE,.... Or vindicated and established his righteous cause; God had pleaded and defended it, and by the flight, fall, and ruin of his enemies, had clearly ma...
_For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right._ Ver. 4. _For thou hast maintained my right_] Heb. Thou hast done me judgment. _Locus hic insignis est,_ sait...
_My right and my cause_ That is, my righteous cause against thy and my enemies. _Thou sattest in the throne_, &c. Thou didst judge and give sentence for me. _Thou hast rebuked_ That is, punished or de...
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...
Rob not the poor, depriving him of his property by force or by a show of right, BECAUSE HE IS POOR, unable to procure assistance, NEITHER OPPRESS THE AFFLICTED IN THE GATE, the place where local cases...
THOU HAST MAINTAINED MY RIGHT: _ Heb._ thou hast made my judgment RIGHT: _ Heb._ in righteousness...
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...
MY RIGHT AND MY CAUSE, i.e. my righteous cause against thine and mine enemies. THOU SATEST IN THE THRONE; thou didst judge and give sentence for me. JUDGING RIGHT, or, _O righteous Judge_, or, as _a j...
Psalms 9:4 maintained H6213 (H8804) right H4941 cause H1779 sat H3427 (H8804) throne H3678 judging H8199 ...
‘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...
_Thou hast maintained my right._ Thou satest in the throne judging right. MAN’S RIGHT, AND GOD’S RIGHT The first part of the fourth verse seems to be merely personal, but the second clause of the ve...
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...
1 Peter 2:23; Isaiah 11:4; Psalms 140:12; Psalms 16:5; Psalms 45:6;...