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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 9:8

And he shall judge the world . The "he" is emphatic—he himself, and no other. From his throne of judgment he shall judge, not Israel's enemies only, whom he has just judged ( Psalms 9:3-6 ), but the whole world. In righteousness; i.e. by a strict law of justice, rewarding to all men "after their deserving." He shall minister judgment to the people (rather, the peoples ; i.e. all the people of all the earth) in uprightness; literally, in uprightnesses —a plural of perfection. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 9:7

But the Lord shall endure for ever - Yahweh is eternal - always the same. Though these cities have become desolate, and the enemy has been permitted to triumph, and nations and people have passed away, yet God is ever the same, unaffected by these changes and desolations, and in due time he will always interfere and vindicate his own character, and defend the oppressed and the wronged.He hath prepared his throne for judgment - See Psalms 9:4. He sits as a just judge among the nations, and he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 9:8

And he shall judge the world in righteousness - The word here rendered world means properly the habitable earth; and then it denotes the inhabitants that dwell upon the earth. The statement here is general, and is suggested by what is referred to in the previous verses. In the particular case on which the psalm turns, God had manifested himself as a just Judge. He had overthrown the enemies of himself and of truth; he had interposed in behalf of the righteous: and from this fact the psalmist... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 9:7-9

Psalms 9:7-9. But the Lord shall endure for ever Though cities and people may perish, yet the Lord abides for ever. Which is sufficient for the terror of his enemies, and the comfort of his church. He hath prepared his throne Or, established it by his immutable purpose and his irrevocable promise. And he shall judge the world Not you only, but all the enemies of his people and all the men in the world. The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed God will not only judge the world at... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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 9:8

He, &c. Quoted in Acts 17:31 . the world = the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel. First occurrence in Psalms; never found with the Art. people = peoples. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 9:7

"But Jehovah sitteth as king forever:He has prepared his throne for judgment;And he will judge the world in righteousness,He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness."These words supply additional comment regarding the Final Judgment. As Rhodes said, "The final judgment, which will include the complete destruction of the wicked and of their memory, is so certain that it is spoken of here as if it were already past."[15] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 9:7

7, 8. God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is contrasted with the ruin of the wicked. 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

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