Psalms 9
1 Unto the end, for the hidden things of the Son. A psalm for David. I will give praise to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: I will relate all thy wonders.
For the music director. According to Muth-labben. A psalm of David. I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the amazing things you have done.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.
I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
3 When my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weakened and perish before thy face.
Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
4 For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.
For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished: thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
6 The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise.
The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
7 But the Lord remaineth for ever. He hath prepared his throne in judgment:
But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice.
The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
9 And the Lord is become a refuge for the poor: a helper in due time in tribulation.
The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
10 And let them trust in thee who know thy name: for thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee, O Lord.
Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
11 Sing ye to the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion: declare his ways among the Gentiles:
Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
12 For requiring their blood he hath remembered the: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.
He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
13 Have mercy on me, O Lord: see my humiliation which I suffer from my enemies.
Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
14 Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion.
so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
15 I will rejoice in thy salvation: the Gentiles have stuck fast in the destruction which they have prepared. Their foot hath been taken in the very snare which they hid.
The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
16 The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.
The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
The wicked depart, going to the grave—all nations who turn their backs on God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever.
But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
19 Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.
Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men.
Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
