UBF Daily Bread

THE LORD REIGNS FOREVER

Passage: Psalm 9:1~20

Key verse: 7a

Psalm 9^[a]^[b]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

¹I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;^(A)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.^(B)
²I will be glad and rejoice^(C) in you;
I will sing the praises^(D) of your name,^(E) O Most High.

³My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
⁴For you have upheld my right^(F) and my cause,^(G)
    sitting enthroned^(H) as the righteous judge.^(I)
⁵You have rebuked the nations^(J) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(K) for ever and ever.
⁶Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;^(L)
    even the memory of them^(M) has perished.

⁷The Lord reigns forever;^(N)
    he has established his throne^(O) for judgment.
⁸He rules the world in righteousness^(P)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(Q)
⁹The Lord is a refuge^(R) for the oppressed,^(S)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(T)
¹⁰Those who know your name^(U) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken^(V) those who seek you.^(W)

¹¹Sing the praises^(X) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;^(Y)
proclaim among the nations^(Z) what he has done.^(AA)
¹²For he who avenges blood^(AB) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.^(AC)

¹³Lord, see how my enemies^(AD) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(AE) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(AF)
¹⁴that I may declare your praises^(AG)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,^(AH)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.^(AI)

¹⁵The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;^(AJ)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.^(AK)
¹⁶The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[c]^(AL)
¹⁷The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(AM)
    all the nations that forget God.^(AN)
¹⁸But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(AO) of the afflicted^(AP) will never perish.

¹⁹Arise,^(AQ) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;^(AR)
let the nations be judged^(AS) in your presence.
²⁰Strike them with terror,^(AT) Lord;
let the nations know they are only mortal.^(AU)

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Footnotes

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 the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.

Cross references

Psalm 9:1 : Ps 86:12; 111:1; 119:2, 10, 145; 138:1
Psalm 9:1 : S Dt 4:34
Psalm 9:2 : S Job 22:19; Ps 14:7; 31:7; 70:4; 97:8; 126:3; Pr 23:15; Isa 25:9; Jer 30:19; Joel 2:21; Zep 3:14; S Mt 5:12; Rev 19:7
Psalm 9:2 : S 2Ch 31:2
Psalm 9:2 : Ps 92:1
Psalm 9:4 : S 1Ki 8:45
Psalm 9:4 : S Job 16:21
Psalm 9:4 : Ps 11:4; 47:8; Isa 6:1
Psalm 9:4 : Ps 7:11; 67:4; 98:9; 1Pe 2:23
Psalm 9:5 : Ge 20:7; S 37:10; S 1Ch 16:21; Ps 59:5; 105:14; Isa 26:14; 66:15
Psalm 9:5 : S Job 18:17
Psalm 9:6 : S Dt 29:28; Jer 2:3; 46:1-51:58; Zep 2:8-10
Psalm 9:6 : Ps 34:16; 109:15; Ecc 9:5; Isa 14:22; 26:14
Psalm 9:7 : S 1Ch 16:31; Rev 19:6
Psalm 9:7 : Ps 11:4; 47:8; 93:2; Isa 6:1; 66:1
Psalm 9:8 : S ver 4; Ps 7:11
Psalm 9:8 : Ps 11:7; 45:6; 72:2
Psalm 9:9 : S Dt 33:27; S 2Sa 22:3
Psalm 9:9 : Ps 10:18; 74:21
Psalm 9:9 : Ps 32:7; 121:7
Psalm 9:10 : Ps 91:14
Psalm 9:10 : S Ge 28:15; S Dt 4:31; Ps 22:1; 37:25; 71:11; Isa 49:14; Jer 15:18; Heb 13:5
Psalm 9:10 : Ps 70:4
Psalm 9:11 : Ps 7:17
Psalm 9:11 : S Ps 2:6
Psalm 9:11 : Ps 18:49; 44:11; 57:9; 106:27; Isa 24:13; Eze 20:23; 1Ti 3:16
Psalm 9:11 : Ps 105:1
Psalm 9:12 : S 2Sa 4:11
Psalm 9:12 : ver 18; Ps 10:17; 22:24; 72:4; Isa 49:13
Psalm 9:13 : Nu 10:9; Ps 3:7; 18:3
Psalm 9:13 : Ps 6:2; 41:4; 51:1; 86:3, 16; 119:132
Psalm 9:13 : S Job 17:16; Mt 16:18
Psalm 9:14 : Ps 51:15; 1Pe 2:9
Psalm 9:14 : 2Ki 19:21; Isa 1:8; 10:32; 37:22; 62:11; Jer 4:31; 6:2; La 1:6; Mic 1:13; Zep 3:14; Zec 2:10; Mt 21:5; Jn 12:15
Psalm 9:14 : Ps 13:5; 35:9; 50:23; 51:12
Psalm 9:15 : S Job 4:8; Ps 35:7
Psalm 9:15 : Ps 35:8; 57:6
Psalm 9:16 : Pr 5:22
Psalm 9:17 : S Nu 16:30; Pr 5:5
Psalm 9:17 : S Job 8:13
Psalm 9:18 : Ps 25:3; 39:7; 71:5; Pr 23:18; Jer 14:8
Psalm 9:18 : ver 12; Ps 74:19
Psalm 9:19 : Ps 3:7
Psalm 9:19 : 2Ch 14:11
Psalm 9:19 : Ps 110:6; Isa 2:4; Joel 3:12
Psalm 9:20 : S Ge 35:5; Ps 31:13; Isa 13:8; Lk 21:26
Psalm 9:20 : Ps 62:9; Isa 31:3; Eze 28:2

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1. He rules the world in righteousness (1-12)

David offers his wholehearted thanks to God, who sits enthroned as the judge, for overthrowing his enemies in righteous judgment. God vindicated David's just cause and routed his enemies completely. David looks forward to the Messiah's coming in which he will rule the world in righteousness. Additionally, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed in times of trouble. Those who know God trust in him, for he never forsakes those who seek him.

2. God will never forget the needy (13-20)

Though David was persecuted by his enemies, he was sure that God's justice would prevail and that God punishes the wicked, letting them fall into their own traps. All the nations who forget God will perish, but God will never forget the needy, nor allow the hope of the afflicted to perish. David prayed, 'Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph.'

Prayer: Lord, thank you for your justice and mercy revealed in the cross of Jesus. May your kingdom come and your will be done!

One Word: God rules with justice and mercy