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9:3-6 The Enemies Have Fallen. The psalm begins to recount the particular wonderful deeds in view, envisioning a successful campaign to protect God's people and their king from some evil scheme of Gentile powers; the victory is decisive (vv. 5-6). When an Israelite sings of his just cause (v. 4), he should think beyond the simple right to live unmolested by foreigners, to the very purpose of the call of Israel, namely, to be a light to the Gentiles through living faithfully in the covenant (cf. v. 11).