Give Thanks to the Lord for His Justice

 

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.

Closely related to the righteousness of God, which we talked about yesterday, is His justice.  David goes on in the psalm to recall situations where both personally and nationally God had shown his justice: protecting David from enemies, foiling the plans of wicked nations set on destroying His people, demonstrating His mercy towards the oppressed, afflicted, and needy.  What begins as praise then blends into prayer, with David asking God to continue to do it - to do it again. David concludes with this call:

9 Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail;

    let the nations be judged before you!

20 Put them in fear, O Lord!

    Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah