Psalms 9
1 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.
“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 celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High!
3 Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
All my enemies are turned back; They fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
For thou dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.
5 You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
Thou rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!
6 The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
7 But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.
9 The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
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 reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!
12 He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back 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 so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
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 nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
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 for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
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 But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.
19 Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!
20 Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)
