“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” -Psalm 9:1
Psalm 9 and 10 complete an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet and thus appear to be one Psalm, in its original construction. The LXX, Vulgate, and Roman Church follow this pattern, making a difference between the Protestant and Hebrew reckoning of the order of the rest of the Psalms (up to 148). The argument for separating Psalm 9 and 10 appears to be in the distinction of their focus: the former focuses on thanksgiving and the ultimate, eternal triumph of God, whereas the latter focuses on the temporary triumph of wicked men.
The Psalmist chooses to give thanks, and give it with his “whole heart” as he recounts all of God’s wonderful deeds. This is a wonderful way for every believer to start every day. It is difficult to complain about the harsh realities that come with living in a fallen world when we make the conscious choice to start our day thanking God with our whole heart and counting our blessings—you know, naming them one by one.
Amen to that! But now the song is stuck in my head. “Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings see what God has done. Count your blessings—— name them one by one. Count your many blessings
See what God has done! “😊
What a great song to have stuck in our heads? 😉