Literary Analysis of Psalm 9 – G-d’s name is sanctified by the defeated wicked and the up-rise of the righteous
The address of the chapter as appears in Psalm 9:1, talks about the death / defeat of the wicked. Song 9 opens in a mood of jubilation. The verbs of joy surge: “acclaim” and “tell” of v. 2 build to “rejoice and exult” and “sing” of v. 3. The exultation ebbs away as the singer …