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    Psalms · 20 verses

    Psalms 9

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    A psalm titled “The Death of the Son” opens not with mourning but with a singer declaring, “I will be glad and rejoice in You”; the son remains unnamed, while the song proceeds merrily towards pits, nets, death, and judgment.

    A throne that does not movevv. 1–12

    David begins with a whole-hearted inventory of wonders, rejoicing in the Most High while his enemies stumble and perish. The LORD sits enthroned, judges the world with justice, and becomes a refuge for the oppressed. The tune-title has supplied its mystery and gone; the song itself is full of thanksgiving. Then comes Zion, the dwelling-place of the LORD, and the Avenger of bloodshed, who remembers the afflicted rather more carefully than the wicked would prefer.

    The trap springs backwardsvv. 13–18

    The singer now asks for mercy, standing near the gates of death and hoping to be lifted high enough to praise. The nations, meanwhile, have prepared a particularly self-defeating arrangement: a pit for others, a net for others, and then their own feet in both. The LORD is known by this justice, followed immediately by the wonderfully unexplained “Higgaion Selah”—a small musical-looking flourish after the wicked have been caught by their own handiwork. Sheol receives the wicked and the nations that forget God, while the needy and oppressed are not forgotten forever.

    A final request for terrorvv. 19–20

    The psalm ends not with a settled description but with an urgent summons: rise up, LORD, and do not let man prevail. The nations are to be judged in the LORD’s presence and made to know what they are—men, after all. Then comes “Selah,” leaving the final word suspended rather than explained.

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    1. Ps 9:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

    2. Ps 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

    3. Ps 9:3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

    4. Ps 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

    5. Ps 9:5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

    6. Ps 9:6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

    7. Ps 9:7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

    8. Ps 9:8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

    9. Ps 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

    10. Ps 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

    11. Ps 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

    12. Ps 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

    13. Ps 9:13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

    14. Ps 9:14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

    15. Ps 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

    16. Ps 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

    17. Ps 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.

    18. Ps 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

    19. Ps 9:19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

    20. Ps 9:20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 1Psalms 86:12I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
    • 9Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
    • 10Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
    • 11 Chronicles 16:24Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
    • 10Isaiah 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
    • 9Psalms 91:1–2He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
    • 9Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
    • 1Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
    • 9Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
    • 10Psalms 105:3–4Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
    • 9Psalms 46:1For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
    • 102 Corinthians 1:9–10Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
    • 1Psalms 26:7to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.
    • 1Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
    • 1Psalms 146:1–2Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
    • 18Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

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