< Psalms 9 >

1 For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son. I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works.
I will praise thee, O Yhwh, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
6 The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
7 but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
But Yhwh shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
Yhwh also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Yhwh, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.
Sing praises to Yhwh, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Have mercy upon me, O Yhwh; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14 that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. (A song of, Pause)
Yhwh is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
17 Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.
Arise, O Yhwh; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. (Pause)
Put them in fear, O Yhwh: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Selah)

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