Shepherds chapel official youtube channel the whole book of psalms started july 24, 2018 ended 117. Psalm 9 is the 9th psalm of the book of psalms, generally known in english by its first verse, in the king james version, o lord, thou hast searched me, and. A yearlong daily devotional, beautifully designed with gilt edges and a gold ribbon marker. Psalm 37 the fate of sinners and the reward of the just. He knows us back to front, deeper in our souls and thoughts and so we can not hide anything from him. You know everything im going to say before i start the first sentence. Probable occasion when each psalm was composed contains the psalm, the scripture it was written after, the occasion on which it was composed, and the year. Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold, me. King davids other psalms strongly contradict the classical attributes whereas this one can be construed to accept it in an inconsistent manner.
There have been several theories about its meaning. The collected psalms comprise the largest book in the bible and the most frequently quoted old testament book in the new testament. Pastor charles conrad looks at psalm 9 which asks us what does god think about me. This means that david was a man after gods own heart, which indicates that david was a believer. Choosing the right path psalms 1, 15, and 3 psalm 1 the two ways, righteous and unrighteousness. The book of psalms as it stands today was made by king david talmud, bava bathra 14b, but psalm 9 was first spoken by adam. Renowned pastor and new york times bestselling author timothy keller writes the book his readers have been asking for. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. God places an eternal spirit inside the conceived child within the womb of a mother and covers that life, sends the child a guardian angel, and watches over him or her. Psalm 9 begins by expressing the infinite knowledge of god. The book of psalms 2 the book of psalms table of contents introduction to the psalms 3 psalm 1 the truly happy man 12 psalm 2 the ultimate victory of the messiah 15 psalm 3 a morning prayer for gods protection 18 psalm 8 the song of the astronomer 21 psalm 15.
Asked in king david why and when did david write psalm 37. Psalms 9 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of. Psalms is the old testament book most quoted in the new testament, for no book of the old testament is more christian in its inner sense or more fully attested as such by the use made of it than the psalms bible dictionary, psalms. Psalms, book of the old testament composed of sacred songs, or of sacred poems meant to be sung. If i take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea. This magnificent psalm is titled for the chief musician. In the hebrew bible, psalms begins the third and last section of the biblical canon, known as the writings. Second book psalms 42 72 psalm 42 longing for gods presence in the temple a. In contrast to popular thinking, david did not write all of the psalms in the book of psalms. Thematically, the psalms cover a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from heavenly worship to earthly war.
The book of psalms is the place to go when youre hurting. I look behind me and youre there, then up ahead and youre there, too your reassuring. And in thy book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them. Psalm 117 represents the middle out of 1189, in the bible. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. The word psalm comes from the greek psalmoi, meaning songs. Psalms 9 king james bible kjv book of psalms bible. Although psalms 9 is just one of around 80 or more psalms authored by king david, it is the most utilized by those engaging in negative theology. When i awake, i am still with you the phrase awake is perfect tense in hebrew.
Certainly one of the grandest psalms in all of the psalter, it is also one of the richest theologically. Psalms 9 msg a david psalm god, investigate my life. This summary of the book of psalms provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of psalms. Psalm 9 is one of the more wellknown and wellbeloved psalms and for good reason. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man.
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest. Before a word is on my tongue you, lord, know it completely. When the matter, out of which i was made, was an unshapen embryo, without any form, it was visible to thee how every part, however. He knows everything about us from the beginning to our end. Probable timeline of when each psalm was written study. In fact, psalms includes more authors than any other book of the bible. Psalm 9 praise and prayer to the god who knows all and is everywhere. Domine, probasti o lord, thou hast searched me out and known me. From verses 1922, we find that david wrote the psalm during a time of opposition. This short psalm seems to reaffirm what we already know.
The psalms have also had a profound effect on the development of christian worship. Today we would be going through the book of psalm 9, the meaning verse by verse. Psalms 9, new international version niv the bible app. In fact, the greatest number of old testament quotations found in the new testament are from the book of psalms, psalm 110 being the most quoted by new testament writers. This psalm speaks of the pervasive presence of god, and his intimate knowledge of us, which offer us an outsized measure of hope and comfort in the face of adversity and trial. Since we cannot escape from this allknowing, allpresent, allwise creator, we cannot escape from the need for holiness. This extends to everything a person does, thinks, and says, even before those actions occur. The following authors and the psalms attributed to. Some people think that the prophet zechariah wrote it. It combines an exposition of the greatness of gods character with the reality of human experience. Psalms 9 1 o lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. This psalm 9 can be rendered as a song of praise to god for being allknowing. Psalms 9, new living translation nlt the bible app.
The psalms are notable for prophecies of the messiah, such as psalm 2, fulfilled in matthew 3. The titles psalms and psalter come from the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot, where they originally referred to. He is all powerful god and he is a god who is everywhere. The book of psalms is known as the bibles songbookjesus knew all 150 psalms intimately, and relied on them to face every situation, including his death. King james version this is the 1769 king james version of th.
Psalms 9 background information with maps and images. Watch our overview video on the book of psalms, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Ask of me, and i shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Psalm 9 king james version gods perfect knowledge of man.