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Psalms 9:4

Psalms 9:4
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou hast rebuked the Heathen,.... The people of the Philistines, as the Targum and Kimchi explain it, though some Jewish writers (a) understand it of Amalek the chief of the Heathen nations; but it…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause - My righteous cause; that is, when he was unequally attacked. When his enemies came upon him in an unprovoked and cruel manner, God had interposed and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 9:1-10

The title of this psalm gives a very uncertain sound concerning the occasion of penning it. It is upon Muth-labben, which some make to refer to the death of Goliath, others of Nabal, others of…