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 Chief Musician; set to Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous 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 exult 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.
When mine enemies turn back, they stumble 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 hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging righteously.
5 You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
6 The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; and the cities which thou hast overthrown, their very memorial is perished.
7 But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
But the LORD sitteth [as king] for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
10 Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken 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, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, thou that liftest 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 shew forth all thy praise: in the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that 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)
The LORD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higaion, Selah)
The wicked shall return to Sheol, even all the nations that forget 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 needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor 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 in thy sight.
20 Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
Put them in fear, O LORD: let the nations know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
