Night in a village courtyard: an old man with one hand lifted tells something to three children sitting close around a small fire.

Thanksgiving · David

Psalm 9

He counts what God has done, out loud. Half of faith is remembering. The other half is Psalm 10.

20 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'Psalm 9
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

I Will Give Thanks to the LORD

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart;

I will recount all Your wonders.

I will be glad and rejoice in You;

I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

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A sheer flat-topped rock rising from the desert above the Dead Sea, a few small people with bundles climbing a thin path up it.

But the LORD abides forever;

He has established His throne for judgment.

He judges the world with justice;

He governs the people with equity.

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,

a stronghold in times of trouble.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Those who know Your name trust in You,

for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Question

Quick question

Look at how these two psalms were made.

What holds Psalms 9 and 10 together?

Early morning before a plain tent with its curtain shut: Levites in long white linen robes play lyres and upright harps in a half circle, a singer in front lifts bronze cymbals, and two priests stand ready with long silver trumpets.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion;

proclaim His deeds among the nations.

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers;

He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

Be merciful to me, O LORD;

see how my enemies afflict me!

Lift me up from the gates of death,

that I may declare all Your praises—

that within the gates of Daughter Zion

I may rejoice in Your salvation.

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making;

their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

The LORD is known by the justice He brings;

the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.

Higgaion Selah

the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands

Psalm 9:16

The wicked will return to Sheol—

all the nations who forget God.

For the needy will not always be forgotten;

nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Pray

For the forgotten

Pray for the needy who feel forgotten today, by name if you can. Pray for “the hope of the oppressed.” Then pick up the cause you stopped bringing to God, and lay it before Him again.

Lay terror upon them, O LORD;

let the nations know they are but men.

Selah

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Psalm 9

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A verse to carry with you

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Psalm 9:10

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