6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.
6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished.
6 Enemies disappear from the sidelines, their reputation trashed, their names erased from the halls of fame.
6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished.
6 The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
2 He's solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I'm set for life.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
(Read Psalm 62:1-7)
We are in the way both of duty and comfort, when our souls wait upon God; when we cheerfully give up ourselves, and all our affairs, to his will and wisdom; when we leave ourselves to all the ways of his providence, and patiently expect the event, with full satisfaction in his goodness. See the ground and reason of this dependence. By his grace he has supported me, and by his providence delivered me. He only can be my Rock and my salvation; creatures are nothing without him, therefore I will look above them to him. Trusting in God, the heart is fixed. If God be for us, we need not fear what man can do against us. David having put his confidence in God, foresees the overthrow of his enemies. We have found it good to wait upon the Lord, and should charge our souls to have such constant dependence upon him, as may make us always easy. If God will save my soul, I may well leave every thing else to his disposal, knowing all shall turn to my salvation. And as David's faith in God advances to an unshaken stedfastness, so his joy in God improves into a holy triumph. Meditation and prayer are blessed means of strengthening faith and hope.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 9:6
Commentary on Psalm 9:1-10
(Read Psalm 9:1-10)
If we would praise God acceptably, we must praise him in sincerity, with our whole heart. When we give thanks for some one particular mercy, we should remember former mercies. Our joy must not be in the gift, so much as in the Giver. The triumphs of the Redeemer ought to be the triumphs of the redeemed. The almighty power of God is that which the strongest and stoutest of his enemies are no way able to stand before. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, and that with him there is no unrighteousness. His people may, by faith, flee to him as their Refuge, and may depend on his power and promise for their safety, so that no real hurt shall be done to them. Those who know him to be a God of truth and faithfulness, will rejoice in his word of promise, and rest upon that. Those who know him to be an everlasting Father, will trust him with their souls as their main care, and trust in him at all times, even to the end; and by constant care seek to approve themselves to him in the whole course of their lives. Who is there that would not seek him, who never hath forsaken those that seek Him?