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.
Yahweh, I will praise you with all of my inner being. I will tell [others] about all the wonderful things that you have done.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.
I will sing to celebrate what you [MTY], who are much greater than all other gods, [have done].
3 When my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weakened and perish before thy face.
When my enemies realize [that you are very powerful], they stumble, and then they are killed.
4 For thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat on the throne, who judgest justice.
You sat on your throne to judge people, and you have judged fairly/justly concerning me.
5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the wicked one hath perished: thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
You rebuked the [people of other] nations and you have gotten rid of the wicked people; you have erased their names forever.
6 The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise.
Our enemies have disappeared; you destroyed their cities, and people do not even remember them any more.
7 But the Lord remaineth for ever. He hath prepared his throne in judgment:
But Yahweh rules forever. He judges [people while he sits] on his throne to judge people,
8 And he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice.
and he will judge [all the people in] [SYN] the world justly; he will judge the people [of all nations] fairly [DOU].
9 And the Lord is become a refuge for the poor: a helper in due time in tribulation.
Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are oppressed; [yes, he will be like] a shelter for them when they have 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 Yahweh [MTY] trust in him; he never abandons those who come to him ([for help/to worship him]).
11 Sing ye to the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion: declare his ways among the Gentiles:
Yahweh rules from Zion [Hill]; praise him while you sing to him. Tell [the people of all] the nations the [marvelous] things that 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] those who have murdered others; and he will not ignore people who are crying because they are suffering.
13 Have mercy on me, O Lord: see my humiliation which I suffer from my enemies.
Yahweh, be merciful to me! Look at the ways that my enemies have injured me. Do not allow me to die [because of these injuries].
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.
I want to live in order that I can praise you at the gates of Jerusalem [MTY] and to rejoice because you rescued 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.
[It is as though] the [wicked people of many] nations have dug a pit for me to fall into [MET], but they have fallen into that same pit. [It is as if] they spread out a net to catch me [MET], but their feet have been caught in that same net.
16 The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.
Because of what you have done, people know that you decide matters [fairly/justly], but [you allow] wicked people to be trapped by the same evil things that they themselves do.
Wicked people will all [die and] be buried in their graves, and [their spirits] will go to be with all those who have (forgotten about/rejected) you. (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 you will not forget those who are needy/poor; what they confidently expect will certainly happen.
19 Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.
Yahweh, arise and judge the [wicked] people of the nations; do not allow them to think that [because they are strong] they will never be punished.
20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men.
Yahweh, teach them to be terrified about you. Cause them to know that they are merely human beings.
