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

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause,.... Or vindicated and established his righteous cause; God had pleaded and defended it, and by the flight, fall, and ruin of

his enemies, had clearly made it appear that his cause was just and good; thou sittest in the throne judging right; God has not only a throne of grace on which he sits, and from whence he distributes grace and mercy to his people, but he has a throne of judgment, and which is prepared for it, as in Psa 9:7 ; where he sits as the Judge of all the earth, and will do right; nor can he do otherwise, though his judgments are not always manifest in the present state of things; and the vindication of the psalmist's innocence and uprightness is another reason of his joy and gladness.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (6 words)

H7725 שׁוּב
Definition:

33+, 3 feminine singularשָׁ֫בָהRuth 1:15+,וְשָׁבַתconsecutiveEzekiel 46:17(Ges§ 72o, but Co Toy Kraeוְשֶׁבָה), 2 masculine singularשַׁבְתָּPsalm 85:2, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּבHosea 11: 33+, 3 feminine singularשָׁ֫בָהRuth 1:15+,וְשָׁבַתconsecutiveEzekiel 46:17(Ges§ 72o, but Co Toy Kraeוְשֶׁבָה), 2 masculine singularשַׁבְתָּPsalm 85:2, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיָשׁוּבHosea 11:

Possible Meanings:
  • turn back (semantic_range)
  • return (semantic_range)
  • turn back (semantic_range)
  • return (semantic_range)
  • turn back (semantic_range)
H0341 אֹיֵב
Definition:

Or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}; active participle of'ayab; hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.see HEBREW'ayabNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originactive participle ofayab, q.v.Topical LexiconConcept and S Or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}; active participle of'ayab; hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.see HEBREW'ayabNAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Originactive participle ofayab, q.v.Topical LexiconConcept and S

Possible Meanings:
  • be hostile to (semantic_range)
H0268 אָחוֹר
Definition:

—a.as accusative, in poetrybackwards23t. ( = proseאֲחֹרַנִּית) with verbs such asנָפַלfallGenesis 49:17,נָשׂוֺגbe turned2 Samuel 1:22(""תָּשׁוּברֵיקָם),שׁוּבPsalm 9:4;Psalm 56:10+,נָסוֺגPsalm 35:4;Psa —a.as accusative, in poetrybackwards23t. ( = proseאֲחֹרַנִּית) with verbs such asנָפַלfallGenesis 49:17,נָשׂוֺגbe turned2 Samuel 1:22(""תָּשׁוּברֵיקָם),שׁוּבPsalm 9:4;Psalm 56:10+,נָסוֺגPsalm 35:4;Psa

Possible Meanings:
  • the hinder side (semantic_range)
  • back part (semantic_range)
H3782 כָּשַׁל
Definition:

4+, (Hosea 5:5b readיִכָּשֵׁל, compare We),כָּֽשְׁלָהIsaiah 3:8;Isaiah 59:14;כָּֽשְׁלוּJeremiah 46:6+,כָּשַׁלְנוּIsaiah 59:10, etc.;Imperfect3masculine pluralיכשׁ֑ולוProverbs 4:16Kt (but read Hiph`il, 4+, (Hosea 5:5b readיִכָּשֵׁל, compare We),כָּֽשְׁלָהIsaiah 3:8;Isaiah 59:14;כָּֽשְׁלוּJeremiah 46:6+,כָּשַׁלְנוּIsaiah 59:10, etc.;Imperfect3masculine pluralיכשׁ֑ולוProverbs 4:16Kt (but read Hiph`il,

Possible Meanings:
  • stumble (semantic_range)
  • stagger (semantic_range)
  • totter (semantic_range)
  • stumble (semantic_range)
  • by means of (semantic_range)
H0006 אָבַד
Definition:

30+;אָֽבְדוּPsalm 10:16+ (+Ezekiel 6:3ᵐ5Co) etc.;ImperfectיאֹבַדJob 3:3;Jeremiah 4:9;יאֹבֵ֑דּJob 20:72t.; 3 feminine singularתּאֹבַדDeuteronomy 22:34t.;תּאֹבֵ֑דJob 8:133t.;יאֹבְדוּJudges 5:313t.;יאֹבֵ 30+;אָֽבְדוּPsalm 10:16+ (+Ezekiel 6:3ᵐ5Co) etc.;ImperfectיאֹבַדJob 3:3;Jeremiah 4:9;יאֹבֵ֑דּJob 20:72t.; 3 feminine singularתּאֹבַדDeuteronomy 22:34t.;תּאֹבֵ֑דJob 8:133t.;יאֹבְדוּJudges 5:313t.;יאֹבֵ

Possible Meanings:
  • perish (semantic_range)
  • they shall perish (semantic_range)
  • destroy (semantic_range)
  • be destroyed (semantic_range)
H6440 פָנִים
Definition:

23and (Ezekiel =Proverbs 21:21=edge; on2 Samuel 10:9see below)feminineface, alsofaces(asturnedtoward one); — plural absoluteמָּנִיםGenesis 32:31+; constructמְּנֵי2 Samuel 14:32+; suffix 1 singularמָּנ 23and (Ezekiel =Proverbs 21:21=edge; on2 Samuel 10:9see below)feminineface, alsofaces(asturnedtoward one); — plural absoluteמָּנִיםGenesis 32:31+; constructמְּנֵי2 Samuel 14:32+; suffix 1 singularמָּנ

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