Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 9:9
The LORD also will be a refuge for the (d) oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
(d) Our miseries are meant to cause us to feel God's present care over us.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the (d) oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
(d) Our miseries are meant to cause us to feel God's present care over us.
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....
THE LORD ALSO WILL BE A REFUGE - Margin, an high place. The margin expresses the more exact sense of the, Hebrew word - משׂגב _miśgâb_. It means properly height, altitude; then a height, rock, crag;...
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...
THE OPPRESSED. the crushed one. Compare Psalms 10:18. TIMES OF TROUBLE. the great time of trouble: i.e. the tribulation of Matthew 24; Jeremiah 30, &c. Compare...
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...
_AND HE SHALL JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, HE SHALL MINISTER JUDGMENT TO THE PEOPLE IN UPRIGHTNESS._ And he shall judge the world [ _ teebeel_ (H8398 ), the habitable world] in righteousness, he...
9:9 refuge (e-6) refuge (e-12) Strictly, 'high fortress;' 'high tower,' Psalms 18:2 ....
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...
THE LORD ALSO. — Better, _but let Jehovah._ REFUGE. — Properly, _a stronghold:_ a citadel into which the persecuted would retreat. OPPRESSED. — Properly, _crushed._ TROUBLE. — From root meaning “to...
_[Psalms 9:10]_ וִ֘ יהִ֤י יְהוָ֣ה מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לַ...
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...
_World. This globe must give place to new heavens and earth, (Berthier) after its inhabitants have been judged. (Haydock) --- Justice. Men may be corrupt judges, but God cannot. (Worthington)_...
Here, by a change of person in the speaker, we find a beautiful transition made to Christ himself, in which the sacred writer is celebrating the glories of his person, and the greatness, and extensive...
9._And Jehovah will be a refuge for the poor. _David here furnishes a remedy for the temptation which greatly afflicts the weak, when they see themselves, and those who are like them, abandoned to the...
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 LORD ALSO WILL BE A REFUGE FOR THE OPPRESSED,.... The poor and weak, such as have no might nor power, and are thrown down and trampled upon, as the word i signifies; and such are the people of God...
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Ver. 9. _The Lord also will be a refuge, &c._] Heb. a high tower, _edita, arx,_ wherein men are secured, and escape the...
_But the Lord shall endure for ever_ Though cities and people may perish, yet the Lord abides for ever. Which is sufficient for the terror of his enemies, and the comfort of his church. _He hath prepa...
The Lord also will be a Refuge, a height, or stronghold, FOR THE OPPRESSED, where they may be safe from the attacks of their enemies, A REFUGE IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, when all hope seems to be cut off....
A PROPHETIC VIEW OF THE VICTORY OF FAITH...
A REFUGE: _ Heb._ an high place...
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...
God will not only judge the world at the last day, and then give sentence for his people against their enemies, but even at present he will give them his protection....
Psalms 9:9 LORD H3068 refuge H4869 oppressed H1790 refuge H4869 times H6256 trouble H6869 The Lord -...
‘YHWH also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble; And those who know your name will put their trust in you; For you, YHWH, have not forsaken those who seek you.'...
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...
_The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed._ THE REFUGE OF THE OPPRESSED I. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. 1. What is a refuge? Shelter--in the cities of refuge; stronghold...
_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
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...
Deuteronomy 33:27; Hebrews 6:18; Isaiah 32:2; Isaiah 4:5; Isaiah 4:6;...