Psalms 9:1

_I WILL PRAISE THEE, O LORD, WITH MY WHOLE HEART; I WILL SHEW FORTH ALL THY MARVELLOUS WORKS._ Title. - TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON MUTH-LABBEN. The Septuagint and Vulgate read, 'concerning the mysteries of the Son.' The Hebrew may be _ `AL_ (H5921) _ `ªLAAMOWT_ (H5959), as the Septuagint read, but with a different pointing. 'Upon Alemoth' (as in the title of Psalms 46:1), an instrument which young virgins used to play, 'upon a virginal,' or else a melody. 1 Chronicles 15:20 agrees with this - "with psalteries on Alamoth." Then "Labben" is contracted for _ LIBNEEY_ (H1121) _ QORACH_ (H

1._I will praise the Lord. _David begins the psalm in this way, to induce God to succor him in the calamities with which he was now afflicted. As God continues his favor towards his own people without intermission, all the good he has hitherto done to us should serve to inspire us with confidence and hope, that he will be gracious and merciful to us in the time to come. (158) There is, indeed, in these words a profession of gratitude for the favors which he has received from God; (159) but, in remembering his past mercies, he encourages himself to expect succor and aid in future emergencies; and by this means he opens the gate of prayer. _The whole heart _is taken for an upright or sincere heart, which is opposed to a double heart. Thus he distinguishes himself not only from gross hypocrites, who praise God only with their lips outwardly, without having their hearts in

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 be in the gift, so much as in the Giver. The triumphs of the Redeemer ought to be the triumphs of the redeemed. The almighty power of God is that which the strongest and stoutest of his enemies are no way able to stand before. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, and that with him there is no unrighteousness. His people may, by faith, flee to him as their Refuge, and may depend on his power and promise for their safety, so that no real hurt shall be done to them. Those who know him to be a God of truth and faithfulness, will rejoice in his word of promise, and rest upon that. Those who know him to be an everlasting Father, will trust him with their souls as their main c...

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 his judgments_, 11, 12; _prays for mercy and support; and thanks God for his judgments_ _executed upon the heathen_, 13-16. _He foretells the destruction of the ungodly_, 17; _prays for the poor and needy, and against their oppressors_, 18-20.

I WILL PRAISE THEE, O LORD - That is, in view of the merciful interpositions referred to in the psalm Psalms 9:3, and in view of the attributes of God’s character which had been displayed on that occasion Psalms 9:7. WITH MY WHOLE HEART - Not with divided affection, or with partial gratitude. He meant that all his powers should be employed in this service; that he would give utterance to his feelings of gratitude and adoration in the loftiest and purest manner possible. I WILL SHOW FORTH - I will recount or narrate - to wit, in this song of praise. ALL THY MARVELOUS WORKS - All his works or doings fitted to excite admiration or wonder. The reference here

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 called "the alphabetic psalms;" but the law of alphabetic order is applied in it somewhat loosely and irregularly. All the four lines of the first stanza commence with _aleph_;_ _but after this it is only the first line of each stanza that observes the law. And even this amount of observance is neglected in the last stanza. The poem is one of the most regular in its structure of all the psalms, consisting as it does of ten equal strophes of four lines each. The words in the title, "upon Muth-labben," have been variously explained; but no explanation hitherto given is satisfactory. PSALMS 9:1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole he

I WILL PRAISE [THEE], O LORD, WITH MY WHOLE, HEART,.... This is what is called in the New Testament making melody in the heart, or singing with grace in the heart, Ephesians 5:19; and yet does not signify mere mental singing, but vocal singing, the heart joining therein; for the word here used for praise signifies to confess, to speak out, to declare openly the praises of God in the public congregation, as David elsewhere determines to do, Psalms 111:1; the heart ought to, be engaged in every, part of divine service and worship, whether in preaching or in hearing, or in prayer, or in singing of praise; and the whole heart also: sometimes God has nothing of the heart in worship, it is removed far from, him, and gone after other objects; and sometimes it is divided between God and the creature; hence the p

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 musical instrument that is now forgotten, or else it alludes to Ben, who was one of the Levitical singers mentioned in 1 Chronicles 15:18. In all probability, however, the true translation of the title is, «A Psalm on the death of the son,» or «on the death of the champion,» and it is thought by some that it was composed by David after the death of giant Goliath. If it be so, I think you will see, as we read the Psalm, that it well proclaims the victory which God had wrought. Psalms 9:1. _I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works._...

MUTH-LABBEN "death of the son," is not a musical instrument but the title of the Psalm. Possibly connected with (2 Samuel 12:20)....

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 intervention: Faith's Vision (Psalms 9:12) Psalms 9:1. PSALM 9-15 continue the great prophetic story. Once more the godly remnant is before us and in this section the wicked one, the man of sin, is also revealed. The first part of this Psalm is a prophetic vision of what will be on earth, when the Son of Man has come and when all things are put unde