Proverbs 18:10(vv9–10)Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Psalms 91:14(v10)“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
Isaiah 26:3-4(v10)You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an…
Psalms 91:1-2(v9)He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my…
Nahum 1:7(v9)Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
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Psalms 32:7(v9)You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalms 105:3-4(v10)Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
Psalms 46:1(v9)God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Corinthians 1:9-10(v10)Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,…
Psalms 5:11(v10)But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name…
Psalms 62:8(v9)Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us.
Jeremiah 29:13(v10)You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
Psalms 18:2(v9)Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high…
Psalms 37:39(v9)But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
2 Timothy 1:12(v10)For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to…
Psalms 57:1(v10)Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until…
1 John 5:20(v10)We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in…
Psalms 50:15(v9)Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Luke 13:34(v9)“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children…
Psalms 96:13(v8)before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
Psalms 103:19(v7)Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
Isaiah 8:14(v9)He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of…
Isaiah 55:6-7(v10)Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let…
2 Corinthians 4:6(v10)seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory…
Psalms 37:28(v10)For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 146:5-6(v10)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God: who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in…
Isaiah 45:19(v10)I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, Yahweh,…
Revelation 20:12-13(v8)I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of…
Deuteronomy 33:27(v9)The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
1 Chronicles 28:9(v10)You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all…
Psalms 20:1(v9)May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
Psalms 46:7(v9)Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Psalms 98:9(v8)Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Isaiah 32:2(v9)A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large…
Acts 17:31(v8)because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given…
Hebrews 6:18(v9)that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to…
1 John 2:3(v10)This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
Exodus 34:5-7(v10)Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed Yahweh’s name. Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed,…
Psalms 77:1-2(v9)My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was…
Psalms 108:12(v9)Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.
Isaiah 46:3-4(v10)“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried…
John 17:3(v10)This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
Romans 2:5-6(v8)But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the…
Romans 2:16(v8)in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 13:8(v7)Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Revelation 20:11(v7)I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
Genesis 18:25(v8)May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May…
Psalms 48:3(v9)God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
Psalms 89:14(v7)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
Psalms 102:12(v7)But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.
Psalms 142:4(v9)Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
Isaiah 4:5-6(v9)Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming…
Psalms 50:3-5(v7)Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him. He calls to the heavens above, to the…
Psalms 50:6(v8)The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge.
Psalms 94:15(v8)For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
Psalms 99:4(v8)The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Psalms 102:24-27(v7)I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations. Of old, you laid the foundation of…
Isaiah 11:4-5(v8)but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of…
Hebrews 1:11-12(v7)They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does. You will roll them up like a mantle, and they will be…
2 Peter 3:8(v7)But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Psalms 90:2(v7)Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
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John Calvin1540 · Public DomainOn vv8–108. And he shall judge the world in righteousness.…
8. And he shall judge the world in righteousness. As David has just now testified, that the power of God is not inactive, so that he dwells in heaven only indulging himself in pleasures; but that it is a constantly operating power which he exercises in preserving his authority, and governing the world in righteousness and equity; so in this verse he adds the use of this doctrine, which is this, that the power of God is not shut up in heaven, but manifests itself in succouring men. The true doctrine on this subject, is not, like Epicurus, to imagine that God is a being wholly devoted to ease and pleasures, and who, satisfied with himself alone, has no care whatever about mankind, but to place him on the throne of power and equity, so that we may be fully persuaded, that although he does not immediately succor those who are unrighteously oppressed, yet there is not a moment in which he ceases to take a deep interest in them. And when he seems for a time to take no notice of things, the conclusion to which we should come most assuredly is, not that he deserts his office, but that he wishes hereby to exercise the patience of his people, and that, therefore, we should wait the issue in patience, and with tranquillity of mind. The demonstrative pronoun He, in my opinion, is of great weight. The import of it is, as if David had said, No one can deprive God of his office as Judge of the world, nor prevent him from extending his judgments to all nations. Whence it follows, that he will much more be the judge of his own people. David declares these judgments to be righteous, in order to induce us, when we are unrighteously and cruelly molested, to ask assistance from God, in the confident expectation of obtaining it; for since he judges the nations in righteousness, he will not suffer injustice and oppression always to reign with impunity in the world, nor deny his aid to the innocent.
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Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn vv7, 9Or, reign as Judge.
Or, reign as Judge.
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John Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv7–10Psa 9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever:…
Psa 9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Ver. 7. But the Lord shall endure for ever] Vivit Christus regnatque; alioqui lotus desperassem, said that good Dutch divine, upon the view of the Church’s enemies; i.e. Christ liveth and reigneth for ever, setting one foot on the earth and the other on the sea, as Lord of both; otherwise I should have been altogether hopeless. "Blessed be God that he is God," was a learned divine’s motto.
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Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn vv7–10Though cities and people may perish for ever, yet…
Though cities and people may perish for ever, yet the Lord abides for ever; which is sufficient for the enemies’ terror, and for the comfort of his church.
He hath prepared, or established, by his immutable purpose, and his irrevocable promise.
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John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv7–10And he shall judge the world in righteousness,.... The…
And he shall judge the world in righteousness,.... The word rendered "world", is, as Ben Melech well observes, a general name for all the countries of the habitable world; and so shows that it is the universal judgment that is here spoken of; and which will be carried on and finished with the utmost righteousness, and according to the strictest rules of justice and equity; and is therefore called the righteous judgment of God, Rom 2:5; see Psa 96:13;
he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness; which signifies the same with the former clause, unless by the "world" there, should be meant the wicked of the world; and by the "people" here, the people of God; to whom the righteous Judge will give the crown of righteousness.
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John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn vv7, 10But - Though cities and people may perish, yet…
But - Though cities and people may perish, yet the Lord abides forever. Which is sufficient for the terror of his enemies, and the comfort of his church.
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Adam Clarke1810 · Public DomainOn vv7–10Verse 7. But the Lord shall endure] All things…
Verse 7. But the Lord shall endure] All things shall have an end but God and holy spirits.
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Joseph Benson1811 · Public DomainOn vv7, 10Psa 9:7-9. But the Lord shall endure for ever…
Psa 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 the last day, and then give sentence for his people against their enemies, but even at present he will give them his protection.
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Albert Barnes1834 · Public DomainOn vv7–10But the Lord shall endure for ever - Yahweh…
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 Psa 9:4. He sits as a just judge among the nations, and he will see that right is done. The wicked, though temporarily prosperous, cannot always triumph; and the righteous, though cast down and oppressed, cannot always remain thus, for God, the just Judge, will rise in their defense and for their deliverance. The unchangeableness of God, therefore, is at the same time the ground of confidence for the righteous, and the ground of dread for the wicked. The eternal principles of right will ultimately triumph.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown1871 · Public DomainOn vv7, 9God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is…
God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is contrasted with the ruin of the wicked.
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Daniel D. Whedon1874 · Public DomainOn v77-10. The eternity of God, his universal dominion, and…
7-10. The eternity of God, his universal dominion, and his discriminating judgments, which preserve the righteous and encourage trust in him, are here contrasted with the view just given of the perpetual destruction of the wicked and their vain hopes.
Prepared his throne—Established his tribunal.
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For judgment—For righteousness. These are formal statements of a most solemn truth. The world is under righteous government. The preparations for justice are already established.
Judge… minister judgment—The words are not synonymous. The former, שׁפשׂ, (shaphat,) means judicial sentence, the latter דינ, (deen,) to conduct the cause, as between the parties, to a righteous conclusion. The former relates to absolute equity, the latter to the mode of judicial procedure.
Refuge for the oppressed— “Refuge,” here, means a high place, or a strong castle upon a high place, the surest defence known in ancient fortification. In this and the following verses the strongest inducement to lovingly trust and seek God is held out, for his judgments are tenderly protective of such, and terrible only to the wicked.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn vv7–107. But the Lord, in contrast to the enemies…
7. But the Lord, in contrast to the enemies of His people, shall sit enthroned for ever, as King and Judge. For this pregnant sense of sit, cp. Psa_29:10; Exo_18:14.
7–10. A stanza of four verses, each (as the text stands) beginning with the letter Vâv. But Psa_9:7 may originally have begun with Hç. [In Dr Scrivener’s text Hç is prefixed to Psa_9:6; but this verse should belong to the stanza of Gimel). The eternity of Jehovah’s sovereignty is contrasted with the annihilation of His enemies: the righteousness of His rule with the injustice of the wicked.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers1878 · Public DomainOn vv7–10(7) But the Lord shall endure.—Better, but Jehovah sits…
(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.”
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The Pulpit Commentary1880 · Public DomainOn vv7–10But the Lord shall endure for ever; rather, but…
But the Lord shall endure for ever; rather, but the Lord is seated (i.e. upon his throne) for ever. Cities and nations perish, but Jehovah remains a King for evermore. While all is change and disturbance upon earth, the unchanged and unchangeable Eternal One continues constantly seated, in serene majesty, in heaven. He hath prepared (or rather, established) his throne for judgment (compare the second clause of ver. 4).
Vers. 7-12. A righteous God.
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Experience is the great teacher; and especially as to our knowledge of the Divine nature. From what God has done (vers. 3-6) we are able to learn what he is, viz. righteous, and a Helper of the oppressed.
I GOD"S RULE IS A CONTINUAL EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT. (Vers. 7-9)
1. This seals the doom of the unrighteous. It will destroy them and their works (vers. 5, 6).
2. This secures the safety and the triumph of the righteous. Ultimately and really, if not immediately and in appearance.
3. This is a comfort and a refuge for those who suffer from injustice and oppression. (Ver. 9) God is a strong Tower, into which they may run and find shelter from their troubles.
II THE GROUNDS OF FAITH IN GOD.
1. When we know how to name him. (Ver. 10) Jacob wanted to know the name of the Being who wrestled with him, because the true name indicates the true nature. In our ignorance of the nature of things, we give arbitrary names; but if we have learnt anything of the nature of God, we shall know his true name, and then shall be able to trust in him without fear at all times.
2. God reveals himself as the faithful God to those who earnestly seek him. (Ver. 10) And to none else. We can never prove the fidelity of any one of whom we have never felt the need. And we never seek earnestly for any one unless he becomes in some way necessary to us. And it is only thus, by experience, we find that God does not forsake those who seek him. Knowledge, faith; and experience are thus connected.
III GROUNDS OF THE JOYFUL WORSHIP OF GOD.
1. God specially dwells in the Church. (Ver. 11) The glory between the cherubim was in Zion. He gathers with his people where they gather, and specially manifests himself. "Where two or three are gathered together," etc.
2. It is a high privilege to know and declare to others the Divine work. (Ver. 11) To be able to expound God"s work truly is to help to bring God nearer to men, and so to help to save them.
3. God always remembers the cause of the afflicted. (Ver. 12) The meaning is God will not let the murderer go unpunished, but will avenge the relatives of the murdered man, and so relieve and console their sufferings. But he hears the cry of all afflicted ones, whatever the cause of their suffering, and comforts them by his Spirit. S.
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Charles H. Spurgeon1885 · Public DomainOn vv7–10Ver. 7. The enduring existence and unchanging dominion of…
Ver. 7. The enduring existence and unchanging dominion of our Jehovah, are the firm foundations of our joy. The enemy and his destructions shall come to a perpetual end, but God and his throne shall endure for ever. The eternity of divine sovereignty yields unfailing consolation. By the throne being prepared for judgment, are we not to understand the swiftness of divine justice. In heaven's court suitors are not worn out with long delays. Term time lasts all the year round in the court of King's Bench above. Thousands may come at once to the throne of the Judge of all the earth, but neither plaintiff nor defendant shall have to complain that he is not prepared to give their cause a fair hearing.
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Ver. 7. (first clause). The eternity of God the comfort of saints, the terror of sinners.
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The Biblical Illustrator1887 · Public DomainOn vv7, 9, 10The Lord shall endure forever.
Psa_9:7-8
The Lord shall endure forever.
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The abiding God
David here draws a contrast between changing man and the unchanging God; between evermore vanishing thrones and the throne of God, high and lifted up--His throne of judgment--a throne erected to try and determine the cause, not of David only, nor of his people only, but all men--to judge the world in righteousness. He teaches that right and wrong everywhere are objects of the Divine regard, and will be through all time, and will be when time shall be no more; that the Divine judgment, like the Divine Omnipresence, embraces every creature in the vastness of its range. In this way David ascends in his reasoning from the particular to the general, and from the general to the universal, making the Lords dealing with him, and His people Israel, the basis of the conclusion, that so He will deal with all men. He thus encourages all men everywhere to pursue the right, assuring them that, in pursuing it, the God of all righteousness is with them, and will in due time decide it in their favour. (David Caldwell, A. M.)
And He shall judge the world in righteousness.
The witness of conscience to righteousness
Corwin, the great orator and humorist, was once talking with several gentlemen. The conversation, which had been witty and epigrammatic, became grave and serious. One of the company made a remark about the unknown future. Corwin took it up, and said, When I reflect that I am to be judged by a righteous and omnipotent God, I nearly go mad. So it is that the conscience within bears unequivocal testimony to our responsibility, not to a Something, of which we can form no conception, but to a Personal Being, who is the righteous and omnipotent God, whose offspring we are as a Father, and whose subjects we are as Sovereign Lord Supreme.
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C. I. Scofield1917 · Public DomainOn v10trust (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
trust (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
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Paul E. Kretzmann1924 · Public DomainOn v7A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
v. 7. But the Lord shall endure forever, sitting secure on the throne of His majesty; He hath prepared His throne for judgment, and the last Great Day is foreshadowed by every individual punishment upon nations.
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v. 8. And He shall judge the world in righteousness, dispensing justice by virtue of His righteousness; He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness, as the highest principles of divine right demand it.
v. 9. The Lord also will be a Refuge, a height, or stronghold, for the oppressed, where they may be safe from the attacks of their enemies, a Refuge in times of trouble, when all hope seems to be cut off.
v. 10. And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee, sure of a safe refuge under the shadow of His wings; for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee. Cf Luk 21:16-19; Luk 22:30.
v. 11. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion, intoning psalms to Jehovah, as He dwells in the midst of His people, His Church; declare among the people His doings, every believer feeling constrained to publish the facts pertaining to his salvation.
v. 12. When He maketh inquisition for blood, He remembereth them, rather, "For the Avenger of blood, He who avenges bloodshed by punishing the murderers, remembers them"; He forgetteth not the cry of the humble, those who are subject to violence at the hands of the wicked.
v. 13. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, showing him His divine favor or grace; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, being afflicted by them on all sides, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, where he was almost ready to be imprisoned, as the enemies sought his life,
v. 14. that I may show forth all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, proclaiming it in public, making it known to numbers of people everywhere. I will rejoice in Thy salvation, happy over his deliverance from the hands of all enemies, whether physical or spiritual.
v. 15. The heathen, the enemy nations who hoped to gain a victory over Israel, are sunk down in the pit that they made, being plunged down suddenly; in the net which they hid, hoping to snare the members of the Lord’s people, is their own foot taken.
v. 16. The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth, in overthrowing the plans of the wicked; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands, his plans resulting in his own detriment. Higgaion, that is, meditation, a long pause being made here in order to impress the truth of the last statements upon the hearers. Selah.
v. 17. The wicked shall be turned into hell, to suffer everlasting punishment, and all the nations that forget God.
v. 18. For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, though it may often seem that his misery will never be ended; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever, those humbled by strokes of affliction will finally see their deliverance.
v. 19. Arise, O Lord, David’s usual powerful appeal; let not man prevail, grow strong to carry out his evil designs; let the heathen be judged in Thy sight, the condemnation striking them and preventing their wicked designs.
v. 20. Put them in fear, O Lord, constant terror keeping them in subjection, that the nations may know themselves to be but men, a fact which ought to keep them from every form and show of conceit and arrogance, ever humble in the sight of Jehovah. Selah. The prayer of all afflicted believers is this, that God would make the enemies realize their puny strength and keep them from harming the Church of God.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0On vv7, 9Yahweh remains forever
Yahweh remains forever
"Remain" probably represents sitting on the throne as king. AT: "Yahweh sits on his throne forever" or "Yahweh rules forever" (See: Metonymy)
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he has established his throne for justice
The phrase "his throne" represents God's rule. Possible meanings are 1) "He rules in order to judge people" or "He rules over people justly" (See: Metonymy)
He will judge the world with righteousness ... he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness
These two clauses express the same meaning. (See: Parallelism)
He will judge the world with righteousness
Here "the world" refers to all the people in the world. AT: "He will judge all the people of the world righteously" (See: Metonymy)
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On vv8–10 8. And he shall judge the world in righteousness.…
8. And he shall judge the world in righteousness. As David has just now testified, that the power of God is not inactive, so that he dwells in heaven only indulging himself in pleasures; but that it is a constantly operating power which he exercises in preserving his authority, and governing the world in righteousness and equity; so in this verse he adds the use of this doctrine, which is this, that the power of God is not shut up in heaven, but manifests itself in succouring men. The true doctrine on this subject, is not, like Epicurus, to imagine that God is a being wholly devoted to ease and pleasures, and who, satisfied with himself alone, has no care whatever about mankind, but to place him on the throne of power and equity, so that we may be fully persuaded, that although he does not immediately succor those who are unrighteously oppressed, yet there is not a moment in which he ceases to take a deep interest in them. And when he seems for a time to take no notice of things, the conclusion to which we should come most assuredly is, not that he deserts his office, but that he wishes hereby to exercise the patience of his people, and that, therefore, we should wait the issue in patience, and with tranquillity of mind. The demonstrative pronoun He, in my opinion, is of great weight. The import of it is, as if David had said, No one can deprive God of his office as Judge of the world, nor prevent him from extending his judgments to all nations. Whence it follows, that he will much more be the judge of his own people. David declares these judgments to be righteous, in order to induce us, when we are unrighteously and cruelly molested, to ask assistance from God, in the confident expectation of obtaining it; for since he judges the nations in righteousness, he will not suffer injustice and oppression always to reign with impunity in the world, nor deny his aid to the innocent.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv7, 9 Or, reign as Judge.
Or, reign as Judge.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv7–10 Psa 9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever:…
Psa 9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Ver. 7. But the Lord shall endure for ever] Vivit Christus regnatque; alioqui lotus desperassem, said that good Dutch divine, upon the view of the Church’s enemies; i.e. Christ liveth and reigneth for ever, setting one foot on the earth and the other on the sea, as Lord of both; otherwise I should have been altogether hopeless. "Blessed be God that he is God," was a learned divine’s motto.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv7–10 Though cities and people may perish for ever, yet…
Though cities and people may perish for ever, yet the Lord abides for ever; which is sufficient for the enemies’ terror, and for the comfort of his church.
He hath prepared, or established, by his immutable purpose, and his irrevocable promise.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv7–10 And he shall judge the world in righteousness,.... The…
And he shall judge the world in righteousness,.... The word rendered "world", is, as Ben Melech well observes, a general name for all the countries of the habitable world; and so shows that it is the universal judgment that is here spoken of; and which will be carried on and finished with the utmost righteousness, and according to the strictest rules of justice and equity; and is therefore called the righteous judgment of God, Rom 2:5; see Psa 96:13;
he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness; which signifies the same with the former clause, unless by the "world" there, should be meant the wicked of the world; and by the "people" here, the people of God; to whom the righteous Judge will give the crown of righteousness.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv7, 10 But - Though cities and people may perish, yet…
But - Though cities and people may perish, yet the Lord abides forever. Which is sufficient for the terror of his enemies, and the comfort of his church.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv7–10 Verse 7. But the Lord shall endure] All things…
Verse 7. But the Lord shall endure] All things shall have an end but God and holy spirits.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv7, 10 Psa 9:7-9. But the Lord shall endure for ever…
Psa 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 the last day, and then give sentence for his people against their enemies, but even at present he will give them his protection.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv7–10 But the Lord shall endure for ever - Yahweh…
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 Psa 9:4. He sits as a just judge among the nations, and he will see that right is done. The wicked, though temporarily prosperous, cannot always triumph; and the righteous, though cast down and oppressed, cannot always remain thus, for God, the just Judge, will rise in their defense and for their deliverance. The unchangeableness of God, therefore, is at the same time the ground of confidence for the righteous, and the ground of dread for the wicked. The eternal principles of right will ultimately triumph.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv7, 9 God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is…
God's eternal possession of a throne of justice is contrasted with the ruin of the wicked.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v7 7-10. The eternity of God, his universal dominion, and…
7-10. The eternity of God, his universal dominion, and his discriminating judgments, which preserve the righteous and encourage trust in him, are here contrasted with the view just given of the perpetual destruction of the wicked and their vain hopes.
Prepared his throne—Established his tribunal.
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For judgment—For righteousness. These are formal statements of a most solemn truth. The world is under righteous government. The preparations for justice are already established.
Judge… minister judgment—The words are not synonymous. The former, שׁפשׂ, (shaphat,) means judicial sentence, the latter דינ, (deen,) to conduct the cause, as between the parties, to a righteous conclusion. The former relates to absolute equity, the latter to the mode of judicial procedure.
Refuge for the oppressed— “Refuge,” here, means a high place, or a strong castle upon a high place, the surest defence known in ancient fortification. In this and the following verses the strongest inducement to lovingly trust and seek God is held out, for his judgments are tenderly protective of such, and terrible only to the wicked.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv7–10 7. But the Lord, in contrast to the enemies…
7. But the Lord, in contrast to the enemies of His people, shall sit enthroned for ever, as King and Judge. For this pregnant sense of sit, cp. Psa_29:10; Exo_18:14.
7–10. A stanza of four verses, each (as the text stands) beginning with the letter Vâv. But Psa_9:7 may originally have begun with Hç. [In Dr Scrivener’s text Hç is prefixed to Psa_9:6; but this verse should belong to the stanza of Gimel). The eternity of Jehovah’s sovereignty is contrasted with the annihilation of His enemies: the righteousness of His rule with the injustice of the wicked.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv7–10 (7) But the Lord shall endure.—Better, but Jehovah sits…
(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.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv7–10 But the Lord shall endure for ever; rather, but…
But the Lord shall endure for ever; rather, but the Lord is seated (i.e. upon his throne) for ever. Cities and nations perish, but Jehovah remains a King for evermore. While all is change and disturbance upon earth, the unchanged and unchangeable Eternal One continues constantly seated, in serene majesty, in heaven. He hath prepared (or rather, established) his throne for judgment (compare the second clause of ver. 4).
Vers. 7-12. A righteous God.
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Experience is the great teacher; and especially as to our knowledge of the Divine nature. From what God has done (vers. 3-6) we are able to learn what he is, viz. righteous, and a Helper of the oppressed.
I GOD"S RULE IS A CONTINUAL EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT. (Vers. 7-9)
1. This seals the doom of the unrighteous. It will destroy them and their works (vers. 5, 6).
2. This secures the safety and the triumph of the righteous. Ultimately and really, if not immediately and in appearance.
3. This is a comfort and a refuge for those who suffer from injustice and oppression. (Ver. 9) God is a strong Tower, into which they may run and find shelter from their troubles.
II THE GROUNDS OF FAITH IN GOD.
1. When we know how to name him. (Ver. 10) Jacob wanted to know the name of the Being who wrestled with him, because the true name indicates the true nature. In our ignorance of the nature of things, we give arbitrary names; but if we have learnt anything of the nature of God, we shall know his true name, and then shall be able to trust in him without fear at all times.
2. God reveals himself as the faithful God to those who earnestly seek him. (Ver. 10) And to none else. We can never prove the fidelity of any one of whom we have never felt the need. And we never seek earnestly for any one unless he becomes in some way necessary to us. And it is only thus, by experience, we find that God does not forsake those who seek him. Knowledge, faith; and experience are thus connected.
III GROUNDS OF THE JOYFUL WORSHIP OF GOD.
1. God specially dwells in the Church. (Ver. 11) The glory between the cherubim was in Zion. He gathers with his people where they gather, and specially manifests himself. "Where two or three are gathered together," etc.
2. It is a high privilege to know and declare to others the Divine work. (Ver. 11) To be able to expound God"s work truly is to help to bring God nearer to men, and so to help to save them.
3. God always remembers the cause of the afflicted. (Ver. 12) The meaning is God will not let the murderer go unpunished, but will avenge the relatives of the murdered man, and so relieve and console their sufferings. But he hears the cry of all afflicted ones, whatever the cause of their suffering, and comforts them by his Spirit. S.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain On vv7–10 Ver. 7. The enduring existence and unchanging dominion of…
Ver. 7. The enduring existence and unchanging dominion of our Jehovah, are the firm foundations of our joy. The enemy and his destructions shall come to a perpetual end, but God and his throne shall endure for ever. The eternity of divine sovereignty yields unfailing consolation. By the throne being prepared for judgment, are we not to understand the swiftness of divine justice. In heaven's court suitors are not worn out with long delays. Term time lasts all the year round in the court of King's Bench above. Thousands may come at once to the throne of the Judge of all the earth, but neither plaintiff nor defendant shall have to complain that he is not prepared to give their cause a fair hearing.
None.
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Ver. 7. (first clause). The eternity of God the comfort of saints, the terror of sinners.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv7, 9, 10 The Lord shall endure forever.
Psa_9:7-8
The Lord shall endure forever.
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The abiding God
David here draws a contrast between changing man and the unchanging God; between evermore vanishing thrones and the throne of God, high and lifted up--His throne of judgment--a throne erected to try and determine the cause, not of David only, nor of his people only, but all men--to judge the world in righteousness. He teaches that right and wrong everywhere are objects of the Divine regard, and will be through all time, and will be when time shall be no more; that the Divine judgment, like the Divine Omnipresence, embraces every creature in the vastness of its range. In this way David ascends in his reasoning from the particular to the general, and from the general to the universal, making the Lords dealing with him, and His people Israel, the basis of the conclusion, that so He will deal with all men. He thus encourages all men everywhere to pursue the right, assuring them that, in pursuing it, the God of all righteousness is with them, and will in due time decide it in their favour. (David Caldwell, A. M.)
And He shall judge the world in righteousness.
The witness of conscience to righteousness
Corwin, the great orator and humorist, was once talking with several gentlemen. The conversation, which had been witty and epigrammatic, became grave and serious. One of the company made a remark about the unknown future. Corwin took it up, and said, When I reflect that I am to be judged by a righteous and omnipotent God, I nearly go mad. So it is that the conscience within bears unequivocal testimony to our responsibility, not to a Something, of which we can form no conception, but to a Personal Being, who is the righteous and omnipotent God, whose offspring we are as a Father, and whose subjects we are as Sovereign Lord Supreme.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v10 trust (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
trust (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v7 A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
v. 7. But the Lord shall endure forever, sitting secure on the throne of His majesty; He hath prepared His throne for judgment, and the last Great Day is foreshadowed by every individual punishment upon nations.
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v. 8. And He shall judge the world in righteousness, dispensing justice by virtue of His righteousness; He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness, as the highest principles of divine right demand it.
v. 9. The Lord also will be a Refuge, a height, or stronghold, for the oppressed, where they may be safe from the attacks of their enemies, a Refuge in times of trouble, when all hope seems to be cut off.
v. 10. And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee, sure of a safe refuge under the shadow of His wings; for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee. Cf Luk 21:16-19; Luk 22:30.
v. 11. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion, intoning psalms to Jehovah, as He dwells in the midst of His people, His Church; declare among the people His doings, every believer feeling constrained to publish the facts pertaining to his salvation.
v. 12. When He maketh inquisition for blood, He remembereth them, rather, "For the Avenger of blood, He who avenges bloodshed by punishing the murderers, remembers them"; He forgetteth not the cry of the humble, those who are subject to violence at the hands of the wicked.
v. 13. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, showing him His divine favor or grace; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, being afflicted by them on all sides, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, where he was almost ready to be imprisoned, as the enemies sought his life,
v. 14. that I may show forth all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, proclaiming it in public, making it known to numbers of people everywhere. I will rejoice in Thy salvation, happy over his deliverance from the hands of all enemies, whether physical or spiritual.
v. 15. The heathen, the enemy nations who hoped to gain a victory over Israel, are sunk down in the pit that they made, being plunged down suddenly; in the net which they hid, hoping to snare the members of the Lord’s people, is their own foot taken.
v. 16. The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth, in overthrowing the plans of the wicked; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands, his plans resulting in his own detriment. Higgaion, that is, meditation, a long pause being made here in order to impress the truth of the last statements upon the hearers. Selah.
v. 17. The wicked shall be turned into hell, to suffer everlasting punishment, and all the nations that forget God.
v. 18. For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, though it may often seem that his misery will never be ended; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever, those humbled by strokes of affliction will finally see their deliverance.
v. 19. Arise, O Lord, David’s usual powerful appeal; let not man prevail, grow strong to carry out his evil designs; let the heathen be judged in Thy sight, the condemnation striking them and preventing their wicked designs.
v. 20. Put them in fear, O Lord, constant terror keeping them in subjection, that the nations may know themselves to be but men, a fact which ought to keep them from every form and show of conceit and arrogance, ever humble in the sight of Jehovah. Selah. The prayer of all afflicted believers is this, that God would make the enemies realize their puny strength and keep them from harming the Church of God.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv7, 9 Yahweh remains forever
Yahweh remains forever
"Remain" probably represents sitting on the throne as king. AT: "Yahweh sits on his throne forever" or "Yahweh rules forever" (See: Metonymy)
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he has established his throne for justice
The phrase "his throne" represents God's rule. Possible meanings are 1) "He rules in order to judge people" or "He rules over people justly" (See: Metonymy)
He will judge the world with righteousness ... he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness
These two clauses express the same meaning. (See: Parallelism)
He will judge the world with righteousness
Here "the world" refers to all the people in the world. AT: "He will judge all the people of the world righteously" (See: Metonymy)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv7, 9, 10 9:7-10 The godly do not put their hope in…
9:7-10 The godly do not put their hope in corruptible human government but in God’s everlasting rule of justice and fairness (see Pss 96–100).
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