Fear. Do Not Fear. (Psalm 9)

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Let me give thanks to YHWH with my whole heart;
Let me recount all of your wonderful deeds.
Let me praise you
Let me rejoice in you;
Let me sing praise to your name, O Most High.

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Your name, your creation, your wonderful words. This is a song of praise. To be sung to the most high God. The string of contemplation continues, where I look for the blessings from your name. What does it mean to be in awe of your holy Name? It means to respect what you have done. To rejoice that I am a part of it. To be thankful for the mighty action that you have done in the world and what you have done for me. All of your wonderful deeds, everything from making my world, to sustaining my place in it.

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When my enemies turn back,
they stumble and they perish before your presence.

Truly, you have done my justice and my judgement מִשְׁפָּט
you sit on the throne, judging righteously. מִשְׁפָּט

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Judging and justice. מִשְׁפָּט That’s what you do. Righteously, because you are righteous. That’s what you do. The enemies cannot stand. Those who lie and cheat. Those who steal and murder. Those who take what is not theirs. They stumble and fall into destruction. And you, YHWH, that is your great work on behalf of me. Your justice, מִשְׁפָּט is my justice.

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You have rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked.
their name you have wiped out forever and ever.

The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
their cities you rooted out;
the very memory of them has perished.