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Lesson Summary:

David praises God as a mighty, righteous, and faithful Judge who can and will deliver him from his enemies and who will judge the wicked. Focus Passage: Psalm 9.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Praise for a Mighty Judge (Psalm 9:1-6)

Principle: God is able to Judge and Defeat your Enemies.
Application: What enemies has the Lord defeated from your midst? Have you properly praised Him?
Scripture Reference

3 May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.
4 He summons the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people:
Psalm 50:3-4

The Name of the Lord

II. Trust in a Righteous Judge (Psalm 9:7-12)

Principle: God Judges with Righteousness.
Application: How are you demonstrating trust in the righteousness of God’s judgment?
Scripture Reference

Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalm 96:13

Christ the Judge

III. Prayer to a Faithful Judge (Psalm 9:13-20)

Principle: God Judges Faithfully.
Application: How can you prayer life change when you know God’s is a faithful judge who won’t fail?
Scripture Reference

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
Psalm 12:5