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The wicked shall be turned into hell: Here, as David approaches the conclusion of the psalm, he considered the end of the wicked — ultimate destruction in hell. i. In the patterns of Hebraic poetry, the phrase “ and all the nations that forget God ” can be considered just another way of describing the wicked mentioned in the previous line.
Psalm 9 New King James Version (NKJV) Psalm 9 To the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Death of the Son.”[a] A Psalm of David. 1 I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. 3 When my enemies turn back,
Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments. To the Chief Musician. To the tune of [a]“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. They shall fall and perish at Your presence. You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
How does Psalm 9 challenge your view of God's judgment on the wicked? 10. How might recognizing that the nations are "only human" (verse 20) influence our perspective on worldly powers today? 11. In what ways can you incorporate praise and worship more fully into your life based on David's example? 12.
- A. Praising God For How He Deals with An Enemy.
- B. Praising God For How He Treats The oppressed.
- C. Appealing to The God Who Judges in righteousness.
1. (1-2) Singing praises to the God who does great things.
I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. a. I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart: David recognized that God was worthy of praise with the whole heart. His entire being should be directed in affection toward God. i. “Half heart is no heart.” (Spurgeon) ii. “We do not praise God with our lips very much, if at all. And when we do, if we do, we praise him half...
2. (3-5) David praises God for defending him against his enemies.
When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. a. When my enemies turn back, they shall fall and perish at Your presence: In the first two verses of this psalm, David described general reasons for praising God, reasons that are always valid. Now, he recounted a reas...
3. (6-8) David celebrates the Lord’s victory.
O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. a. O enemy, destructions are finished forever: David shifted his focus from speaking directly to the LORD to addressing the enemies whom the LORD had defeated. David assured them that their evil work of des...
1. (9-10) God is a trustworthy refuge.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. a. The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed: Here, David was grateful that God did more than judge the wicked; He also was a refuge and support for those oppressedby the wicked. i. Times of trouble: According to Maclaren, this translates a rare word, and “occurs only here and in Psalm 10:1. It mea...
2. (11-12) Singing praise to the God who remembers His people.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people. When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble. a. Sing praises to the LORD: David exhorted others to do what he had already done in this psalm – to praise the LORD, and to declare His deeds among the people. i. “Singing and preaching, as means of glorifying God, are here joined together, and it is remarkable that, connected with all revivals of gospel ministry, there has been...
3. (13-14) A plea for mercy from the God who remembers.
Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, That I may tell of all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation. a. Have mercy on me, O LORD: David had just considered that God remembered the cry of the humble. Now, David wanted God to remember him in his season of trouble (consider my trouble from those who hate me). i. Gates of death…Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: “...
1. (17-18) God will deal with both the wicked and the humble.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. a. The wicked shall be turned into hell: Here, as David approaches the conclusion of the psalm, he considered the end of the wicked – ultimate destruction in hell. i. In the patterns of Hebraic poetry, the phrase “and all the nations that forget God” can be considered just another way of describing the wicked mentioned in...
2. (19-20) An appeal for God to glorify Himself among the nations.
Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah a. Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail: Previously in this psalm, David expressed a firm confidence in God’s judgment of the wicked and His vindication of the righteous. Yet David did not allow this expectation to make him passive or fatalistic in regard to the outworking of God’s plan. Instead, he boldly prayed, “Arise, O LORD,...
David ends with a personal plea for mercy and deliverance from his enemies. He prays for God's judgement on the wicked, asking that the nations may know they are only human. Psalm 9 is a passionate song of praise and thanksgiving penned by David.
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Psalm 9:1 Ps 9 is an alphabetic acrostic poem (cf Ps 119) in Heb, with successive letters of the alphabet beginning every few lines, with only a few exceptions. Only ten letters are found in Ps 9 ; the sequence may be continued in Ps 10 , suggesting that Pss 9–10 are a single poem.
