Psalm 9

A Bible Devotion from Psalm 9

Arise O Lord, Do Not Let Man Prevail

Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your sight.
Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men.
Psalm 9:19-20

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There are three things I'd like us to take away from this Psalm today. First, God judges all of the nations according to the standards of His Word; second, God fulfills everything He promises; and third, God never forsakes His own people.

Psalm 9:4-5 says, You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. How many nations have risen and fallen even in our lifetimes, and then think of all of the nations that have risen and fallen before us? How many of them do you remember? What about the United States? Wickedness seems to creep forward daily in our country. Clark Gable, in Gone with the Wind, had to pay a large fine because he used one word of profanity in the three hour film. I wish we could collect fines today for the profanity in films today, especially in the profuseness of taking God's name in vain. America is strong because God has made us strong; that will only last as long as God wills it to be so.





God fulfills everything He promises. There are many examples of this in the Bible, but there is one that I always think of. When Joshua led the children of Israel across the Jordan, the first city God had them destroy was the city of Jericho. In Joshua 6:26 we read, Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundations with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates. Now look at 1 Kings 16:34; In his (King Ahab) days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his forstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Hoshua the son of Nun.

In Psalm 9: 9, 10, and 12, we read: The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. . . He does not forget the cry of the humble. In the midst of God's judgments, He never forgets His own children.

Our response to this Psalm is found in the first two verses: I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works, I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Today, as you go about your normal duties, pray that God will help you to remember that He is a faithful God who judges the wicked, and yet never forsakes His children; and then praise God for His righteousness and His faithfulness.