Psalms 9:10

“The God of my mercy shall prevent me, etc.] Or “of my grace”, or “goodness”, as the Targum; (see <600510>1 Peter 5:10). God is gracious in himself, and he has treasured up a fulness of grace in Christ: he is the donor of all the blessings of grace in the covenant; and the author of all internal grace in the hearts of his people; and who supplies them with more grace as they want it; and he is the Father of all temporal and spiritual mercies. The “Cetib”, or writing, is wdsj, “his mercy”; the “Keri”, or reading, is ydsj, “my mercy”; grace or mercy is the Lord’s; it is his own, which he disposes of as he pleases; being given and applied, it is the believer’s; all the grace and mercy in the…”

“And they that know thy name - All who are acquainted with thee; all those who have been made acquainted with the manifestations of thy goodness, and with the truth respecting thy character. Will put their trust in thee - That is, all who have any just views of God, or who understand his real character, will confide in him. This is as much as to say, that he has a character which is worthy of confidence - since they who know him best most unreservedly rely on him. It is the same as saying that all the revelations of his character in his word and works are such as to make it proper to confide in him. The more intimate our knowledge of God, the more entirely shall we trust in him; the more we…”

“Thy name - Thy infinite power and wisdom, and faithfulness and goodness. The name of God is frequently put for God. Put their trust - The experience of thy faithfulness to thy people in all ages, is a just ground for their confidence. Psalms 9:11”

“9:10 Alienation from the Lord might be part of an individual’s experience (22:1; 42:9; 119:8), yet the psalms affirm that the Lord will not abandon his people (16:10; 37:25, 28).”

“know: Psa 91:14; Exo 34:5-7; Ch1 28:9; Pro 18:10; Joh 17:3; Co2 4:6; Ti2 1:12; Jo1 2:3, Jo1 5:20 put: Psa 5:11, Psa 57:1, Psa 146:5, Psa 146:6; Isa 26:3, Isa 26:4 hast: Psa 105:3, Psa 105:4; Isa 45:19, Isa 46:3, Isa 46:4, Isa 55:6, Isa 55:7; Jer 29:13; Co2 1:9, Co2 1:10 Psalms 9:11”