Psalm 9:9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 9:1-20

Psalms 9-10 God fights for the oppressedIn Psalms 9:0 and 10 we meet another kind of Hebrew verse, the acrostic. (Other acrostics are Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119 and 145.) In an acrostic the first word of each verse (or stanza) begins with a different letter of the 22-letter Hebrew alphabet, moving in order, so to speak, ‘from A to Z’. The acrostic in this case moves unbroken through Psalms 9:0 and 10, indicating that originally they probably formed one psalm. The absence of a heading to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 9:9

the oppressed = the crushed one. Compare Psalms 10:18 . times of trouble = the great time of trouble: i.e. the tribulation of Matthew 24:0 , Jeremiah 30:0 , &c. Compare Psalms 10:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 9:9

"Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed,A high tower in times of trouble;And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee;For thou, Jehovah, hath not forsaken them that seek thee."Knowing God's name, as mentioned here, implies something far beyond merely being able to pronounce it. For one truly to know God's name when this psalm was written meant loving and serving him; and in our times, it means to confess his Son Jesus Christ, obey the Gospel, and walk righteously before... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 9:9

9, 10. The oppressed, and all who know Him (Psalms 5:3; Psalms 7:1), find Him a sure refuge. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 9:1-12

1. Praise for righteous judgment 9:1-12This first section speaks of God as the righteous Judge in whom the afflicted may hope. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 9:1-20

Psalms 9The Septuagint translators combined Psalms 9, 10 into one psalm, even though they are separate in the Hebrew text. Consequently, from this psalm through Psalms 147, the numbering of the psalms in the Roman Catholic versions of the Bible differs from the numbering in the Protestant versions. The Roman Catholic versions follow the Septuagint (Greek) and Vulgate (Latin) versions, whereas the Protestant versions follow the Hebrew Bible. Twice the Septuagint translators combined or... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 9:9-10

The concept of God as a refuge occurs often in the psalms. A "stronghold" (Heb. misgob, also translated "refuge" and "fortress") is a high place of security and protection. When David fled from Saul he often took refuge in strongholds (1 Samuel 23:14; 1 Samuel 23:19; 1 Samuel 23:29). However, he regarded the Lord Himself as the best of these (cf. Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 9:1-20

Psalms 9, 10 are combined in LXX, and there is certainly a real, though obscure, relationship between them. The two together form one ’acrostic,’ the vv. beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, though in both Pss. there is a gap in the arrangement. The subject matter of the two Pss., however, does not suggest that we have in tbem the two halves of what was originally a single Ps. Psalms 9 is distinctly national and Psalms 10 as distinctly personal, and though both may be... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 9:9

(9) The Lord also.—Better, but let Jehovah.Refuge.—Properly, a stronghold: a citadel into which the persecuted would retreat.Oppressed.—Properly, crushed.Trouble.—From root meaning “to cut off from.” Sc., “provisions,” “water,” and the like. Its cognate in Jeremiah 14:1; Jeremiah 17:8, means “drought.” The phrase “in times of trouble” recurs in Psalms 10:1. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 9:1-20

Psalms 9:10 The name of God always means, in the Bible, the nature and character of God. Our religion in its very essence necessarily depends upon our conception of the nature and character of our God. Your idea of God, your belief about what He is in nature and character, is bound to colour all your relations to Him. I might, of course, say a great deal about the conception of God which is given to us in the Christian revelation, but for the many things that might be said I shall just now... read more

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