Integrity for the subject and object, Psalms 9:12. Verses 1 and 2 of Psalm 91 portray God as a shadow and a fortress to which his servants can go to seek rest and protection, respectively. The b is the b instrum. All thy marvellous works. He prayeth him to consider his trouble, Psalms 9:13, that he might have cause to praise him, Psalms 9:14. THE INTERPRETATION OF PSALM 91 MEANING . Why? (158) There is, indeed, in these words a profession of gratitude for the favors which he has received from God; (159) but, in remembering his past mercies, he encourages himself to expect succor and aid in future emergencies; and by this means he opens the gate of prayer. To the tune of 'The Death of the Son.' David’s language, therefore, is an acknowledgement that he was preserved of God, not by ordinary means, but by the special power of God, which was conspicuously displayed in this matter; inasmuch as he had stretched forth his hand in a miraculous manner, and above the common and usual way. I will show forth. (Challoner) --- It may also signify, "to Ben, the master of music, over the young women." The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want; With my whole heart, i.e. Although the author of the Hebrew text is unknown, in the New Testament the apostles attributed it to David (Acts 4: 24-26). It is questioned whether the present arrangement of them was the order to which they were given forth to Israel, or whether some later compiler, perhaps Ezra, was inspired to attend to this matter, as well as to other points connected with the canon. And these works are wonderful, because he converts, by those who are nothing, those who have all things, and, by the ALMUTH who live in hidden faith, and are dead to the world, he humbles those who flourish in glory, and are looked upon in the world. Psalm 1 uses a contrast between the righteous and the wicked to stimulate the people to be the kind of individuals the Psalmist calls blessed. P. B. God cannot bear with seeing his glory appropriated by the creature in even the smallest degree, so intolerable to him is the sacrilegious arrogance of those who by praising themselves, obscure his glory as far as they can. "death of the son," is not a musical instrument but the title of the Psalm. NIV: New International Version . B.C. I will discourse in the general of thy manifold wonders wrought for me, and for thy church and people formerly. Where this is done, there the Lord is also praised with the whole heart. Psalm 1: Text, Translation, and Interpretation John Hobbins ancienthebrewpoetry.typepad.com The Psalter is more than a collection of prayers and hymns appropriate for use in the Temple or on the way to the Temple. Yet, this is the one quality which is of single importance. Psychological Interpretation of Psalm 1> T he religious life, explained in detail throughout the Bible, is summarized in a single, short passage, namely Psalm 1.Further, the essential message is conveyed in just the first two or three verses. Some render it, upon the death of his son, to wit, Absalom, or of one called Labben; or, of the middle man, or the man that stood between the two armies, to wit, Goliath, who is so called in the Hebrew text, 1 Samuel 17:4. By depicting this contentious dialectic between his characters’ interpretations, the Job poet produces a meta-interpretation that represents the psalm’s conflicted advocation for sufferers courageously to confront God. Psalm 8:5 Or him; Psalm 8:5 Or than God; Psalm 8:5 Or him; Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . In which words are opened the subject of this Psalm: that is, that he therein sings the marvellous works of God. Salem Media Group. It is of the Davidic collection, and may well be by David himself. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Whole Psalm. Nor does he propose to speak simply of "works," but of the marvellous works of God, and of all those "works." It sometimes needs all our determination to face the foe, and bless the Lord in the teeth of his enemies; vowing that whoever else may be silent we will bless his name; here, however, the overthrow of the foe is viewed as complete, and the song flows with sacred fulness of delight. We have here before us most evidently a triumphal hymn; may it strengthen the faith of the militant believer and stimulate the … The Acrostic is irregular, corresponding with the "times of trouble". From Psalms 9:1-6 is a song of jubilant thanksgiving; from. Psalm 9:1, ESV: "To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben. 1.I will praise the Lord. The psalmist shows by this term, he recognized them in all their greatness. (Title.) his; Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The psalm is a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Anglican, and Protestant liturgies. A very suggestive topic. Possibly connected with 2 Samuel 12:20. . Bible … Compare "the lawless one" (Psalms 9:5, Psalms 9:16 and Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:13, Psalms 10:15); "times of trouble" (Psalms 9:9 and Psalms 10:1); "the oppressed" (Hebrew. all is here, as it is oft elsewhere, taken in a restrained sense. It is our duty to praise the Lord; let us perform it as a privilege. The acknowledging of God in all. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart. The people were to live according to the law, the Torah. The abundant themes of praise -- all thy marvellous works. The notes will show how one subject pervades them (see H p. 721). A Psalm of David. We may do the same; we may tell friends and relations that we have received such and such a blessing, and that we trace it directly to the hand of God. David resolveth to praise God, Psalms 9:1,2, for executing judgment upon his enemies, Psalms 9:3-8. And in Psalms 9:10 , he returns to it, celebrating their confidence who "know" that "name" as if its fragrance still breathed in the atmosphere around. It begins with the words “the Lord is my Shepherd” and is a beautiful psalm of faith and hope in the Lord. (Berthier) --- It would be well if there were no more serious controversy between Catholics and Protestants. First, for matter, the psalmist delivereth it in four parts. Let us not be ashamed to glorify God, by telling what we know and feel he has done; let us watch our opportunity to bring out distinctly the fact of his acting; let us feel delighted at having an opportunity, from our own experience, of telling what must turn to his praise; and them that honour God, God will honour in turn; if we be willing to talk of his deeds, he will give us enough to talk about. "In Latin, it is known as "Confitebor tibi, Domine".The topic of the psalm is that the success of evil is only temporary, and in the end, the righteous will endure. The interpretation of the prayer “Psalm 90” and why it is read. Summary of Psalm 9: Psalm 9 is a mix of praise and petition; celebration and setback. One silver link in the chain draws up a long series of tender remembrances. Without attempting to decide this point, it is enough to remark that we have proof that the order of the Psalms is as ancient as the completing of the canon, and if so, it seems obvious that the Holy Spirit wished this book to come down to us in its present order. The secret place means a hidden place. A Psalm of David. with a sincere, and affectionate, and united heart. Thy marvellous works. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds." The heart is the instrument of praise, the mouth only its organ. Verses 3 and 4 compare God's servant to a bird that can be trapped by a hunter. A ciphering and summing up of special mercies (of ספר seems to come Cipher). I will give thanks — BDB 392, KB 389, Hiphil imperfect used in a cohortative sense. бавляет, освящает. As long as we praise His name, God will act in our protection and lead us to the path of Heavens. The victory over the enemy, we find by the fourth verse, is again ascribed to the decision of divine justice, and the award of a righteous judge, who has at length resumed his tribunal. Psalms 9:1 « To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. He does not simply say, "I will confess, but, with my heart, and with my whole heart." By the manner. In short, it is a piece of pure mockery when they profess that their exploits have been done by the help of God; for, after having made oblation to Him, they sacrifice to their own counsels, skill, courage, and resources. Verse 1. Because here is the root, everything else is the fruit, i.e., the result of one living close to God by living in His eternal, infallible, sure, true and tried Word. What’s on your mind, only you know, so it’s considered your secret place. Psalm 1 is the first psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in the English King James Version: "Blessed is the man".The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament.In Latin, this psalm is known as Beatus vir or Beatus vir, qui non abiit.. Observe that David's praise is all given to the Lord. Observe how the prophet Habakkuk, under the person of one presumptuous king, wisely reproves the ambition which is common to all, (Habakkuk 1:16.) Psalms 9:1 NIV. Fenwick renders the title, "To him that giveth the victory, concerning things secret, to the Son:" and some of the versions are favourable to this interpretation. . Probably, "the death of the champion:" so the Chaldee has, "A Psalm of David, to be sung concerning the death of the man who went out between ({mibbeyney}) the camps;" evidently considering {labben,} of the same import as {bainayim,} "a middle-man or champion," as Goliath is termed, 1 Sa 17:4, concerning whose defeat this psalm is generally supposed to have been composed, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Ernst Hengstenberg on John, Revelation, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel & Psalms, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Psalm 20 is headed by a superscription, La-menatze'ah mizmor le-David, which the NJPS translates as "For the Leader. ‘For the Chief Musician; set to (‘al) Muth-labben. Psalm 9 and Psalm 10 are linked together by an irregular Acrostic (see notes on pp. Here David confirms what I have already said, that he does not treat in this psalm of one victory or one deliverance only; for he proposes to himself in general all the miracles which God had wrought in his behalf, as subjects of meditation. There is no intent that will prosper against a person who does everything according to the will of the Lord. (Calmet) --- This division is arbitrary, and of no consequence for the understanding of the psalms. We are studying Psalm 91 for Sunday, February 27 – a popular psalm of trust in God’s protection. Secondly, for the manner, he presseth, 1. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. God is a refuge to the oppressed, Psalms 9:9,10. 505-506 However the interpretation of so much of the psalm has provided widely divergent views. Keywords Aggadic exegesis, allusion, inner-biblical exegesis, intertextuality, Job, Psalm 90. I will be glad and rejoice in thee. 4. Psalm 84:11 Interpretation of God’s Abounding Love . Psalm 91:1-2 has become one of my favorite passages of Scripture:. Thus his spirit (like John in the womb) exults and rejoices in God his Saviour, who has done great things for him, and those marvellous things which follow. At that point, they experienced “amnesia of their former animal life” so that they would no longer remember their animal past.How does this line up with the Word of God, which states that God made Adam from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7) and Eve from Adam’s rib (Genesis 2:22)? For, who can show forth all the marvellous works of God? 9:1-10 If we would praise God acceptably, we must praise him in sincerity, with our whole heart. The meaning of the word ‘Torah’ in Psalm 1:2 is investigated in the light of the intratextual context of Psalm 1 itself and in the light of intertextual connections of this psalm with Joshua 1, Jeremiah 17, Psalms 52 and 92, Job 8, Ezekiel 47, and 1 Chronicles 22. 1 O God, you have searched us and known us well. Believing that out of a thousand guesses this is at least as consistent with the sense of the Psalm as any other, we prefer it; and the more especially so because it enables us to refer it mystically to the victory of the Son of God over the champion of evil, even to enemy of souls ( Psalms 9:6 ). Botha: Intertextuality and the interpretation OTE 18/3 (2005), 503-520 505 Ezekiel 47, Psalm 52, and Psalm 92 on the other. 17) Lee Roy Martin, “Delighting in the Torah: The Affective Dimension of Psalm 1,” Old Testament Essays, 23/3 (2010), p. 711 Phil J. Botha provided the following outline: 18) Phil J.Botha, Intertextuality and the Interpretation of Psalm 1, Old Testament Essays, 18/3 (2005), pp. This mode of denoting a song by some prominent word or words is still common (compare Psalm 22:1). Cancel. 2 I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. As God continues his favor towards his own people without intermission, all the good he has hitherto done to us should serve to inspire us with confidence and hope, that he will be gracious and merciful to us in the time to come. Seven letters are omitted. 2. We are to consider this song of praise, as I conceive, to be the language of our great Advocate and Mediator, "in the midst of the church giving thanks unto God," and teaching us to anticipate by faith his great and final victory over all the adversaries of our peace temporal and spiritual, with especial reference to his assertion of his royal dignity on Zion, his holy mountain. The title of this Psalm "upon Muth-labben" is very obscure. William Cowper, 1612. See 1 Paralipomenon xv. Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew, this psalm is divided (Berthier) at ver. Thus also the Chaldee renders it: "To be sung on occasion of the death of the man who went forth from the camp." - To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben. 1632 . After analyzing the theology behind this verse, I reveal two wrong applications that have hurt this generation’s families and social policies. Muthlabben. Heman, 1 Psalm (Psalm 88); Ethan, 1 Psalm (Psalm 89). The wide difference between the righteous and the wicked. Unfortunately, not everyone understands “Psalm 90” without a full interpretation. David begins the psalm in this way, to induce God to succor him in the calamities with which he was now afflicted. The words With my whole heart, serve at once to show the greatness of the deliverance wrought for the psalmist, and to distinguish him from the hypocrites -- the coarser, who praise the Lord for his goodness merely with the lips; and the more refined, who praise him with just half their heart, while they secretly ascribe the deliverance more to themselves than to him. Upon the death of the champion. That is. Some unite the 1st and 2nd, as Kimchi does the 114th and 115th. Let us celebrate the conquests of the Redeemer as we read this Psalm, and it cannot but be a delightful task if the Holy Ghost be with us. Title. ; / . I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart This is a gratulatory psalm, wherein David shows his thankfulness, which a very heathen calleth Maximam imo matrem omnium virtutmn reliquarum, the mother of all the rest of the virtues (Cicero). Interpretation: The hiding place said in the verse is your secret place, your mind, your inner Self. Psalm 9:1 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 9:1, NIV: "For the director of music. 721, 722, and App-63), beginning at Psalms 9:1 and ending with Psalms 10:18. Protestants, "upon Muth Labben." Believing that out of a thousand guesses this is at least as consistent with the sense of the Psalm as any other, we prefer it; and the more especially so because it enables us to refer it mystically to the victory of the Son of God over the champion of evil, even to enemy of souls ( Psalms 9:6). Prayer closes the first great division of the Psalm in Psalms 9:13-14 . The Psalmist praises God for deliverance from his enemies and celebrates the divine government, for providing … The only object of our praise -- thee, O Lord. But the sweet spiritual sense of the Psalm, blessed be God, is not obscured by the title. A Psalm of David." Verse 1. in connection with the whole Psalm. The psalm uses a hunter's trap to explain how different problems, such as sickness, can make a person feel. But he has his Son, Christ, the conqueror of death and hell, principally in view, as this psalm sings of victory over nations. Thus he distinguishes himself not only from gross hypocrites, who praise God only with their lips outwardly, without having their hearts in any way affected, but also acknowledges that whatever he had hitherto done which was commendable, proceeded entirely from the pure grace of God. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. With my whole heart. Title. The humility and sufferings of Christ, the Son of God; and of good Christians, who are his sons by adoption; and called hidden things, with regard to the children of this world, who know not the value and merit of them. By the matter of it. Psalm 9:1 With a holy resolution the songster begins his hymn; I will praise the O Lord. We make these remarks, in order to invite attention to the fact, that as the eighth caught up the last line of the seventh, this ninth Psalm opens with an apparent reference to the eighth: "I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. E.W. Sixty-one psalms are anonymous. (second clause). Half heartedness, and the depreciation of divine grace, go hand in hand. (161) David, therefore, with good reason, affirms that he is unlike the children of this world, whose hypocrisy or fraud is discovered by the wicked and dishonest distribution which they make between God and themselves, (162) arrogating to themselves the greater part of the praise which they pretended to ascribe to God. Even irreligious men, I admit, when they have obtained some memorable victory, are ashamed to defraud God of the praise which is due to him; but we see that as soon as they have uttered a single expression in acknowledgement of the assistance God has afforded them, they immediately begin to boast loudly, and to sing triumphs in honor of their own valor, as if they were under no obligations whatever to God. dak, crushed, Psalms 9:9 and Psalms 10:18; occurs only here and Psalms 74:21); "mortal men" (Psalms 9:19, Psalms 9:20 and Psalms 10:18); "forget" (Psalms 9:12, Psalms 9:17, Psalms 9:18 and Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:12); "humble" (Psalms 9:12, Psalms 9:18, and Psalms 10:12, Psalms 10:17); "not alway" (Psalms 9:18, and "never", Psalms 10:11); "for ever and ever" (Psalms 9:5 and Psalms 10:16); "arise, Jehovah" (Psalms 9:19 and Psalms 10:12). If either of these conjectures should be correct, the title of Muth-Labben has no teaching for us, except it is meant to show us how careful David was that in the worship of God, all things should be done according to due order. A psalm of David. WORKS WRITTEN ABOUT THE FIRST PSALM IN SPURGEON'S DAY. Verse 1. There is true praise to the thankful telling forth to others of our heavenly Father's dealings with us; this is one of the themes upon which the godly should speak often to one another, and it will not be casting pearls before swine if we make even the ungodly hear of the lovingkindness of the Lord to us. » I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. True thankfulness, as one well observeth, is here and in the next verse described, 1. A dedication of our songs and selves to his name. The Arabic intitles it, "Concerning the mysteries of the Son;" and then adds, "in relation to the glory of Christ, and his resurrection and kingdom, and the destruction of all the disobedient." 1. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. All rights reserved. 1 Why do the nations conspire When we give thanks for some one particular mercy, we should remember former mercies. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm. (Worthington) --- Lamnatseach has generally a preposition, l, al, &c., after it, which might induce us to prefer rendering "death," before "secrets or young women." The triumphs of the Redeemer ought … Yes, it is a comforting Psalm, so I guess I can see why it's recited at graveside services. Why have we not already done this? Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (Haydock) --- But al may be understood, as it is found [in] Psalm xlv., where all have, "for the secrets." In singing or reading this Psalm, it will be profitable to have an eye to Christ. The LXX, Ethiopic, and Vulgate, read, "For the secret things, or mysteries of the Son." Even in heaven, divine lovingkindness will doubtless be as much a theme of surprise as of rapture. Half heart is no heart. A Psalm of David. The Septuagint and Vulgate read, 'concerning the mysteries of the Son.' I will show forth. It may refer to the tune to which the Psalm was to be sung, so Wilcocks and others think; or it may refer to a musical instrument now unknown, but common in those days; or it may have a reference to Ben, who is mentioned in 1Ch 15:18, as one of the Levitical singers. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Psalm 2 speaks about the glorious Kingdom of God. (Amama) --- What is here rendered a psalm for David, is the same in the Hebrew and Septuagint as has been before expressed of David, Psalm iii. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart -, I will show forth all thy marvellous works, A. M. 2941. Даже на небесах милосердие Божье, несомненно, будет предметом и удивления, и восторга. And accordingly many have supposed that the Psalm relates to that history of Goliath, which we have in 1 Samuel 17. Psalm 1 1 Happy is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful. As a vessel by the scent thereof tells what liquor is in it, so should our mouths smell continually of that mercy wherewith our hearts have been refreshed: for we are called vessels of mercy. The Psalmist is here again at the throne or grace, praising God for past mercies, and preferring petitions for future favors. Psalm 1 is an introductory Psalm, a kind of gateway to the rest, where all kinds of qualities are mentioned. of 22nd, and formerly it seems at the 17th. To the Chief Musician upon Muth-labben, a Psalm of David. Psalm 9 is the ninth psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. The psalm is offered for worship to or by the Choirmaster, and set to the tune ‘al Muth-labben (possibly ‘on the death of a son’, but it has been suggested that by repointing it could mean ‘trebles (or ‘young women’) for clarity’ - ‘alamoth labin). 1. 2. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. That is, he hath such an ardent desire to speak of the wonderful works of God, that, as far as his wishes are concerned, he would set the "all" forth, though he could not do it, for love has neither bounds nor end: and, as Paul saith (1Co 13:7), "Love beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things;" hence it can do all things, and does do all things, for God looketh at the heart and spirit. 1063. by a covert intimation, and inversion of the letters. Gratitude for one mercy refreshes the memory as to thousands of others. (See the superscription in Psalm 88). Power, in "I Wills" of the Psalms. … The particle. Upon Muthlabben, or, after the manner according to “death to the Son,” by which some song was known, to whose air or melody the musician is directed to perform this Psalm. Muth-labben also seems to be another title of some song, or tune, or instrument; of which we must and may be content to be ignorant, as the Jewish doctors also are. 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