Psalms 9

1 To the chief music-maker on Muthlabben. A Psalm. Of David. I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart; I will make clear all the wonder of your works.

For the leader;’almuth labben. A psalm of David. With all my heart I will praise the Lord, all your wonders I will rehearse.

2 I will be glad and have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.

I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;

3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.

because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.

4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,

5 You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.

rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out forever and ever.

6 You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.

The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.

7 But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,

8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.

9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.

10 And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.

Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.

11 Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.

Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.

12 When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.

As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.

13 Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

Show me favor, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;

14 So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.

15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

The nations are sunk in the pit which they made, in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.

16 The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion, Selah)

The Lord is revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. (Selah)

17 The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld. (Sheol h7585)

Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God. (Sheol h7585)

18 For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

For the needy will not be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.

19 Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you.

Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah)

Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)