Psalm 9:4

4 (9-5) For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.

Psalm 9:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 9:4

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 ( Psalms 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.

Psalm 9:4 In-Context

2 (9-3) I will be glad, and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.

3 (9-4) When my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weakened, and perish before thy face.

4 (9-5) For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.

5 (9-6) Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

6 (9-7) The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise: