Psalms 9:13-14

13, 14. Consider my trouble The tone of the psalm suddenly changes from that of triumphal joy to supplication. Such sudden transitions are not unfrequent in poetry of the earlier and ruder ages, but they are never without cause. In this case, assuming the occasion of the psalm to be as we have supposed, though an unparalleled victory had been gained, the causes of anxiety and apprehension had not been fully removed. The Ammonitish branch of the war, the centre of disaffection, still lingered heavily. 2 Samuel 10:0, and 2 Samuel 12:26-31. David’s kingdom had been brought to the brink of destruction, and the elements of war were kindling for a new explosion. This is set forth in Psalms 9:13.

That I may show forth all thy praise The end sought was not his own aggrandizement, but the glory of God.

In the gates The gates were the chief places of concourse, and of courts of justice.

Daughter of Zion A poetic figure for the inhabitants, the people.