Proper 7/Pentecost 5/Ordinary Time 12
Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
Psalm 9 was probably once joined with Psalm 10, for the letters of the Hebrew alphabet appear in order, half in Psalm 9 and half in Psalm 10. That is, each second verse begins with the next letter of the alphabet.
There is much in this psalm that we have heard in others, but we pause now over verse 11, which advises us to "Sing praises to the Lord" and "Declare his deeds among the peoples." In other words, this psalm calls us to witness to the presence of God in our lives.