His Righteousness Is Always There

 

Psalm 9:1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
    I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and exult in you;
    I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back,
    they stumble and perish before your presence.
4 For you have maintained my just cause;
    you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
5 You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;
    you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
    their cities you rooted out;
    the very memory of them has perished.
7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
    he has established his throne for justice,
8 and he judges the world with righteousness;
    he judges the peoples with uprightness.

David was full of thanksgiving to God - more than a lifetime's worth.  He could go on and on talking about how much God had done for Him.  What stood out the most to Him? God's Righteousness. David could see that God had always been there, even when it seemed like evil men - even whole nations - were getting away with terrible evil. God's Righteousness always prevailed.  David goes on to say in the second half of the Psalm that eventually a lack of righteousness became the snare that trapped evil men and nations and brought them to an end.  Having remembered God's faithful righteousness, David once again calls out to God both for the needs of this life, and ultimately, His righteous judgment on all men and nations at the end of History. His righteousness will prevail.