Old Testament Commentary - Psalms 9

by Don R. Hender

Scriptural Text [& Editorial]	Commentary & Explanation	Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 9 A Messianic Psalm of David—He praise the Lord for rebuking the heathen—The Lord shall judge the world in righteousness—He shall dwell in Zion—The wicked shall be turned into hell.
To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David.
1 I WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy ^amarvellous 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 ^aput 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 ^ajudgment. 8 And he shall ^ajudge the world in ^brighteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be a ^arefuge for the ^boppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy ^aname will put their ^btrust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: ^adeclare among the people his doings. 12 When he ^amaketh ^binquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the ^chumble.
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 ^asalvation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the ^anet which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is ^asnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17 The wicked shall be turned into ^ahell, and all the nations that ^bforget God^a.	7^a all the nations that forget God In particular America must continue to recognize God Jehovah of the Bible, who is the same as Jesus Christ according to the 'curse' pronounced in the Book of Mormon. Yet here we see that it is a curse unto all nations who 'forget God', that they will be forsaken and receive the wrath of God, which is to turned into hell and no longer be a blessed nation of the Lord. Thus there is Biblical president to teach that the U.S. must remain a Christian and God fearing nation. 'In God We Trust' must continue to be our motto and the basis and foundation of our nation's belief in God.
18 For the needy shall not alway 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.