Psalms 9
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous 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 rejoice in thee; I will sing forth thy name, O Most High.
I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
3 When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished at thy presence:
because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause. Thou sittest on the throne, judging righteously.
My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out forever and ever.
6 O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. — Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished.
The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
7 But Jehovah sitteth for ever; he hath ordained his throne for judgment.
See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,
8 And it is he that will judge the world with righteousness; he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.
ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.
9 And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.
So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will confide in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.
11 Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.
Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.
12 For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:
Show me favour, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;
14 That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.
so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations are sunk in the pit which they made, in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.
16 Jehovah is known [by] the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The Lord is revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. (Selah)
Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
For the needy will not be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
19 Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
20 Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)
