Psalm 9:4

Translations

Modern

For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

Traditional

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

Literal

For You have done my justice and my claim; You have sat on the throne, judging with righteousness.

Latin

Quoniam fecisti judicium meum et causam meam; sedisti super thronum, qui judicas justitiam.

Original

Hebrew

English

For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

Notes

Psalms 9:4

The throne represents the Lord’s royal authority.

Psalms 9:3–6

The psalmist praises God's judgment of the wicked. This shows the Lord's promise to establish his kingdom on earth is trustworthy (Psalms 1:6; 2).

Psalms 9:1–10:18

This hymn celebrates the Lord's rule and triumph over evil. It may also respond to the laments in Psalms 3–7.

Some believe that Psalms 9 and 10 should be read together as one psalm in two parts. This is because Psalm 9 has a title, while Psalm 10 does not.

Despite some missing or inverted letters, the two psalms form an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that each line or section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Other alphabetic acrostics include Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111–112, 119, and 145.

The ancient Greek and Latin translations treat Psalms 9 and 10 as one psalm.

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Related verses

Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
Psalm 98:9
…before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Isaiah 11:4
…but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
Psalm 47:8
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
Psalm 45:6–7
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalm 16:5
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Psalm 96:13
…before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Glossary

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Topics

Faith: Exemplified God: Judge, and his Justice Thankfulness: Exemplified The Justice of God: Exhibited in His Government Throne of God

Psalm 9:4

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