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Psalm 9

To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David.

King James Version of the Bible
1 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.1

References and notes

1.  King James Authorized Version
2. 
Matthew Henry Bible Commentary - http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/psalm/mh/psalm9.htm
3.  Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Vol. 3 pg. 651
4.  Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Vol. 3 pg. 651

 

 

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Psalm 9
Music Sample
Song of Thanksgiving
First of Acrostic Psalms

 

 

Music Sample

Click on image for song preview of Psalm 9. The music was composed in 2008.  Psalm 9 features on the CD Variety Album Vol. 1. It is also expected to be included in the forthcoming album Psalms 1-10.
 

 

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Upon Muth-labben

Its meaning is uncertain. Some Hebrew manuscripts combine 'al, translated "upon" (KJV), with muth, thus yielding the word 'almuth. But even this combination remains an unexplained technical note. The LXX follows this combination and translates the phrase, 'almuth labben, "concerning the hidden things of the son." Some suggest that the phrase is the title or first phrase of a tune and translate it "Die for the son."4
 

 

Division

In this psalm,
I. David praises God for pleading his cause, and giving him victory over his enemies and the enemies of his country (v. 1-6), and calls upon others to join with him in his songs of praise (v. 11, 12).
II. He prays to God that he might have still further occasion to praise him, for his own deliverances and the confusion of his enemies (v. 13, 14, 19, 20).
III. He triumphs in the assurance he had of God's judging the world (v. 7, 8), protecting his oppressed people (v. 9, 10, 18), and bringing his and their implacable enemies to ruin (v. 15-17). This is very applicable to the kingdom of the Messiah, the enemies of which have been in part destroyed already, and shall be yet more and more till they all be made his footstool, which we are to assure ourselves of, that God may have the glory and we may take the comfort.
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Song of Thanksgiving

Psalm 9 has been called A Song of Thanksgiving. The poem praises God as the righteous judge who punishes the wicked and defends the oppressed. Only one verse (v. 13) interrupts with sinister sound the succession of triumphant notes that constitute this song.3
 

 

First of the Acrostic Psalms

This psalm is the first of the acrostic, or alphabetic, psalms (Ps. 9, 10, 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119, 145), although in it the acrostic form is not followed as rigidly as in some others of the group. Each line of the first stanza begins with 'aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Thereafter only the first line of each stanza observes the law, and even then there is some deviation from the rule. Absolutely regular in its divisions, the psalm consists of ten equal stanzas. As is usual in the acrostic psalms, the thought is emphasized by repetition in its various aspects, with no marked development or sequence in the organisation of ideas. Some suggest that 2 Sam. 8 provides a suitable background for the psalm, although the psalm contains no specific reference to any historical event. Some Hebrew manuscripts, the LXX, and the Vulgate join Ps. 9 and 10 as one psalm.3
 

 

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