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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 9:7

(7) But the Lord shall endure.—Better, but Jehovah sits enthroned for ever, being in close parallelism with the next clause, “For judgment has erected his throne.” read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 9:8

(8) And he . . . .—Better, and he it is who. The pronoun is emphatic. 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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 9:1-20

Psalms 9:1-20Psalms 7:1-17; Psalms 9:1-20 are connected by the recurrence of the two thoughts of God as the Judge of nations and the wicked falling into the pit which he digged. Probably the original arrangement of the Psalter put these two next each other, and Psalms 8:1-9 was inserted later.Psalms 9:1-20 is imperfectly acrostic. It falls into strains of two verses each, which are marked by sequence of thought as well as by the acrostic arrangement. The first begins with Aleph, the second with... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 9:1-20

Psalms 9:0 The Godly Remnant. The Wicked One and His Followers (9-15) 1. The praise of the Most High (Psalms 9:1-2 ) 2. Millennial deliverances and glories (Psalms 9:3-12 ) 3. Prayer for divine intervention: Faith’s Vision (Psalms 9:12-18 ) Psalms 9:1-2 . Psalm 9-15 continue the great prophetic story. Once more the godly remnant is before us and in this section the wicked one, the man of sin, is also revealed. The first part of this Psalm is a prophetic vision of what will be on earth,... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 9:9

9:9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the {d} oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.(d) Our miseries are meant to cause us to feel God’s present care over us. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 9:1-20

The length of our lessons in this book are determined rather arbitrarily by the length of the different psalms, or the special interest found in them. We have in mind weekly classes wishing to study the whole Bible in a connected way, and yet avoid tediousness in the process. The six psalms included in the last lesson might easily be read by the class in a week; and on the Lord’s Day, the teacher with the assistance of the questions, would have little difficulty in fastening the facts and their... read more

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