Psalm 9: David, the Psalms, and the Existence of Evil

Update: 2025-12-09

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In Psalm 9, David seems to reflect on his most famous battle encounter—and on the existence of evil in the world.

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David's Song and Stanley Spyler

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The Bedtime Psalm

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Psalm 16: Truman's Torah and the Right Hand of David

2025-12-1706:53

Psalm 15: A Funeral Psalm About Life

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Psalm 14: The Fool Named Fool and the Wise King's Psalm

2025-12-1507:53

Psalm 13: A Psalm of Anguish and Joy

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Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine

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Psalm 11: A Mountain, a Bird, and the Nature of Faith

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Psalm 10: Athens, Jerusalem, and Injustice

2025-12-1010:49

Psalm 9: David, the Psalms, and the Existence of Evil

2025-12-0911:15

Psalm 8: Majesty and Humility in the Psalms

2025-12-0808:01

Psalm 7: David, Saul, and the Psalms

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Psalm 6: Tachanun and the Intimate Encounter with the Almighty

2025-12-0511:01

Psalm 5: To Be Like Bees

2025-12-0411:39

Psalm 4: For the Conductor

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Psalm 3: For the Sake of the Sacred City

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Psalm 2: Jerusalem, DC

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Psalm 1: Psalms in a Gulag and on a Gameshow

2025-11-2812:49

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Psalm 9: David, the Psalms, and the Existence of Evil

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Psalm 9: David, the Psalms, and the Existence of Evil

Meir Soloveichik

Psalm 9: David, the Psalms, and the Existence of Evil