PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:1. Psalms 9:1 together follow a
basically acrostic pattern, with the first word of each line beginning
with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The acrostic is not
perfect, however. Several letters of the alphabet are missing or are
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:3 The psalm recalls God’s protection of his
people from evil nations. When an Israelite sings of his JUST CAUSE,
he should think about why God chose Israel: God chose Israel to be a
light to the Gentiles through their faithfulness to God (compare v.
Psalms 9:11).
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:10 To KNOW God’s NAME, to put TRUST IN him,
and to SEEK him are all ideals in the OT, even though the people of
Israel often fell short of those ideals.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:11 TELL AMONG THE PEOPLES HIS DEEDS. God
called Abram and Israel to be a blessing to the whole world (Genesis
12:3). Israel should long for the time when the Gentiles would receive
that blessing. Compare Romans 15:8.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:12 MINDFUL OF THEM, namely, of the oppressed
people of Israel (v. Psalms 9:9), whose BLOOD God AVENGES when the
Gentiles spill it unjustly.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:13 The song now becomes a prayer for
deliverance from affliction. The result of God’s answer to the
prayer will be further praise in worship.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:15 God defends the poor by defeating their
oppressors. The WICKED (vv. Psalms 9:16, Psalms 9:17) are those
Gentiles who oppose God’s purposes (vv. Psalms 9:15, Psalms 9:17).
The NEEDY and POOR are the people of Israel who are threatened (v.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:17 SHEOL. See note on 6:5.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:18 NOT... FORGOTTEN. Compare “not
forget,” v. Psalms 9:12. This is in contrast to those who forget God
(v. Psalms 9:17).
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