02.009. Psalm 9

Psalms 9:1-20 To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben,
A Psalm of David. This psalm was, perhaps, composed on the occasion of his son Absalom’s death, 2 Samuel 18:1-33; or on the occasion of the death of Goliath the champion and duellist of Gath, 1 Samuel 17:1-58. We have in it, (1.) David’s hearty thanksgivings to God, for his pleading of his cause against his and his country’s enemies, and for giving him a complete victory over them, Psalms 9:1-6, and his excitement of others to join with him therein, Psalms 9:11-12. (2). His triumph in God as the righteous judge of the world, protector of his people, and the destroyer of his implacable enemies, Psalms 9:7-10, Psalms 9:15-18. (3.) His requests for further grounds of praising God as his own deliverer, and the confounder of his enemies, Psalms 9:13-14, Psalms 9:19-20.

While I sing these subjects, let me chiefly consider the blessings of redemption, the victories of my Redeemer over sin, death, and hell; and believe that I, through him, shall be more than a conqueror. Let the ruin of transgressors effectually admonish me to stand in awe of God, and at the furthest distance from sin.