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.
“For the leader of the music; to be sung in the manner or with the voice of maidens. To the Benites, or to Ben. A psalm of David.” I will praise thee, O LORD! with my whole heart; I will show 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.
All my enemies are turned back; They 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 dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.
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 rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!
6 The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
7 but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
The LORD reigneth 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.
He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.
9 The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
Yea, the LORD is 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.
They who know thy name put their trust in thee; For thou, O LORD! forsakest not them that seek thee!
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.
Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!
12 For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.
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 pity upon me, [[said I, ]] O LORD! Look upon my affliction through them that hate me; Lift 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 show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; That I may rejoice in salvation by thee.”
15 The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
The nations have sunk into the pit which 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)
Thus it is known that the LORD executeth judgment; The wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. [[Stringed instruments. (Pause)
The wicked shall be driven into the underworld; Yea, all the nations that forger 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 poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!
20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. (Pause)
Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)
