Psalms 9
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!
3 When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
4 For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!
5 You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
7 But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
8 He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
12 For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
13 Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.
14 that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!
15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. (Selah)
The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
19 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.
Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. (Selah)
