Psalms 9
1 I will give thanks to Jehovah with my whole heart. I will show forth all thy marvelous works.
For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wonderful works.
2 I will be glad and exult in thee. I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
I will be glad and exult in you: I will sing to your name, O you Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish at thy presence.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at your presence.
4 For thou have maintained my right and my cause. Thou sit in the throne judging righteously.
For you have maintained my cause and my right; you sat on the throne, that judge righteousness.
5 Thou have rebuked the nations. Thou have destroyed the wicked. Thou have blotted out their name forever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; you have blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
6 The enemy have come to an end. They are desolate forever, and the cities which thou have overthrown. The very memory of them is perished,
The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and you have destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
7 but Jehovah will endure forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment,
but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgement.
8 and he will judge the world in righteousness. He will minister justice to the peoples in uprightness.
And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
9 Jehovah will also be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble.
The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
10 And those who know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou, Jehovah, have not forsaken those who seek thee.
And let them that know your name hope in you: for you, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek you.
11 Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwells in Zion. Declare among the people his doings.
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings amongst the nations.
12 For he who makes inquiry for blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the poor.
For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
13 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah. Behold my affliction from those who hate me, thou who lifts me up from the gates of death
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of mine enemies, you that lift me up from the gates of death:
14 that I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
that I may declare all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in your salvation.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
16 Jehovah has made himself known. He has executed justice. The wicked man is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The Lord is known as executing judgements: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. (A song of, Pause)
Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.
For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O Jehovah, let not man prevail. Let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before you.
20 Put them in fear, O Jehovah. Let the nations know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. (Pause)
