Psalms 9
1 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.
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.
2 I will be glad and exult in you: I will sing to your name, O you Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at your presence.
When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
4 For you have maintained my cause and my right; you sat on the throne, that judge righteousness.
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
5 You have rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; you have blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
6 The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and you have destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
7 but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgement.
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
8 And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
9 The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And let them that know your name hope in you: for you, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek you.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings amongst the nations.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
12 For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
13 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:
Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
14 that I may declare all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in your salvation.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
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 fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 The Lord is known as executing judgements: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. (A song of, Pause)
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who 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 will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
19 Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before you.
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. (Pause)
Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.
