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Psalm 9
9:1 For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds! 9:2 I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! 9:3 When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. 9:4 For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision. 9:5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. 9:6 The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished. 9:7 But the Lord rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. 9:8 He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. 9:9 Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble. 9:10 Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help. 9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done! 9:12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help 9:13 when they prayed: “Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death! 9:14 Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.” 9:15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. 9:16 The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah) 9:17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God, 9:18 for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. 9:19 Rise up, Lord! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence! 9:20 Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
 · Higgaion a liturgical or musical notation
 · Muth-Labben a tune notation
 · Selah a musical notation for crescendo or emphasis by action (IBD)
 · Sheol the place of the dead
 · Zion one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem


Dictionary Themes and Topics: MUTH-LABBEN | PSALMS, BOOK OF | Praise | Music | VULGATE | Sanctification | God | Prayer | Faith | Afflictions and Adversities | Thankfulness | Church | Poor | Heathen | Throne | HIGGAION | JUDGING JUDGMENT | MEEKNESS | Judgments | Hell | more
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NET Notes: Psa 9:1 The cohortative forms in vv. 1-2 express the psalmist’s resolve to praise God publicly.

NET Notes: Psa 9:2 Heb “[to] your name, O Most High.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his n...

NET Notes: Psa 9:3 Or “perish”; or “die.” The imperfect verbal forms in this line either emphasize what typically happens or describe vividly the...

NET Notes: Psa 9:4 Heb “you sat on a throne [as] one who judges [with] righteousness.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 4 probably allude to a recent victory (...

NET Notes: Psa 9:5 Heb “their name you wiped out forever and ever.” The three perfect verbal forms in v. 5 probably refer to a recent victory (definite past ...

NET Notes: Psa 9:6 Heb “it has perished, their remembrance, they.” The independent pronoun at the end of the line is in apposition to the preceding pronomina...

NET Notes: Psa 9:7 Heb “he establishes for justice his throne.”

NET Notes: Psa 9:8 Heb “the peoples.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 8 either describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, or anticipate a future...

NET Notes: Psa 9:9 Heb “[he is] an elevated place for times in trouble.” Here an “elevated place” refers to a stronghold, a defensible, secure po...

NET Notes: Psa 9:10 Heb “the ones who seek you.”

NET Notes: Psa 9:11 Heb “declare among the nations his deeds.”

NET Notes: Psa 9:12 Heb “the cry for help of the oppressed.” In this context the “oppressed” are the psalmist and those he represents, whom the ho...

NET Notes: Psa 9:13 Heb “one who lifts me up.”

NET Notes: Psa 9:14 Heb “in your deliverance.”

NET Notes: Psa 9:15 The hostility of the nations against God’s people is their downfall, for it prompts God to intervene and destroy them. See also Ps 7:15-16.

NET Notes: Psa 9:16 This is probably a technical musical term.

NET Notes: Psa 9:17 Heb “forget.” “Forgetting God” refers here to worshiping false gods and thereby refusing to recognize his sovereignty (see als...

NET Notes: Psa 9:18 Heb “the hope of the afflicted does [not] perish forever.” The negative particle is understood by ellipsis; note the preceding line. The i...

NET Notes: Psa 9:19 Or “prevail.”

NET Notes: Psa 9:20 Heb “let the nations know they [are] man[kind]”; i.e., mere human beings (as opposed to God).

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