Psalms 9:4
When my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weakened and perish before thy face.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
In Context
3I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.
5For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.
Psalms 47:8For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.
Psalms 96:13before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with his truth.
Psalms 140:12But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.
1 Peter 2:23Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:2-11
Devout Acknowledgments. 1 I will praise thee, O Lord , with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy,… Read the whole commentary →