Psalms 9:11 - Exposition

Sing praises to the Lord . Having praised God himself ( Psalms 9:1 , Psalms 9:2 ), and declared the grounds upon which his praises rest ( Psalms 9:3-10 ), David now calls upon all faithful Israelites to join him in his song of thanksgiving. "Sing praises unto the Lord," he says, which dwelleth in Zion. Who is enthroned, i.e; on the mercy-seat between the cherubim in the tabernacle, now set up upon Mount Zion ( 2 Samuel 6:1-17 ). The date of the psalm is thus to some extent limited, since it must have been composed subsequently to the transfer of the ark to Jerusalem. Declare among the people his doings. In the original "among the peoples" ( עַמִּים ); i.e. not the people of Israel only, but all the surrounding nations. David is possessed with the conviction that the revelation of God made to Israel is not to be confined to them, but through them to be communicated to "all the ends of the earth"—to the heathen at large, to all nations (comp. Psalms 18:49 ; Psalms 66:4 ; Psalms 72:11 , Psalms 72:19 , etc.).