{"id":3243,"date":"2020-05-06T17:13:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2020-05-06T17:13:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:13:29","slug":"hobart-herd-devotional-psalms-9-5-6-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3243","title":{"rendered":"Hobart Herd Devotional – Psalms 9 – 5-6-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Psalms 9 \u2013\n5-6-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Although the details of this Psalms history\nis uncertain, most think that it was written as a praise and worship song for\nthe Lord\u2019s deliverance and victory for David from the surrounding enemies.  It may have been in celebration of the death\nof Goliath and the defeat of the Philistines. \nThe title says that it was to be sung to the tune of \u201cThe Death of a\nSon\u201d, whatever that means.  Another fact\nthat I did not know until reading and studying this Psalm as that Psalms 9\n& 10 are one Psalm in the Septuagint. \nEach phrase of these 2 Psalms starts with a letter of the Hebrew\nalphabet.  However, there does seem to be\na different feel as Psalm 10 is more of a Psalm about the individual and Psalm\n9 talks more of the nations.  We will\nlook at them separately.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   This Psalm starts off as a Psalm of praise\nand worship thanking God with all our hearts for the wonders of God and His\nMost High Name.  The thought continues as\nthere is praise and recognition of God as a Just and righteous God Who has\ndealt with David\u2019s enemies in righteous judgment.  Many of the surrounding nations harassed and\nattacked the Israelites, and God used David to bring them to justice and\ndestroyed those that turned against His people. \nIt is a reminder that God does bring Justice on those that turn against\nHim, His Word and His People!  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   The key verses that spoke to my heart in my\ndevotional studies today were: Psalms 9:9-10, 9    The\nLORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of\ntrouble, 10      And those who know Thy\nname will put their trust in Thee; for Thou, O LORD, hast not forsaken those\nwho seek Thee.(NAS)  What words of\npromise and strength as David learned that God was there for Him.  I know in today\u2019s world there are many days\nwhere it seems as if every circumstance and everyone seems to be an enemy of\noppression.  The discouragement and\ndivision of our nation during this terrible virus really weighs on my\nheart.  It seems impossible to know the\ntruth as to what is really going on, but it is great to know that the Lord is\nmy Stronghold and Strength in times of trouble. \nWhen I put my trust in Him, I can count on the fact that He will not\nforsake or forget me as I seek Him.  Are\nyou discouraged today?  Let the Lord be\nyour stronghold and strength as you trust and seek Him.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Father, thank You for being my Stronghold\nand Strength in time of trouble.  I know\nthat I let the enemies of this world take my joy and I fail to worship You for\nWho You are.  Help me to trust in You\nwhen it seems everything and everyone is against me.  I truly do know that You will not forget or\nforsake me when I truly seek You with all my heart.  Keep me trusting and standing in Your\nStrength!  In Jesus Name, Amen!  Pastor Rob<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Psalms 9 \u2013 5-6-20    Although the details of this Psalms history is uncertain, most think that it was written as a praise and worship song for the Lord\u2019s deliverance and victory for David from the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3243"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3244,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3243\/revisions\/3244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}