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 “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your 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 rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3 Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer 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 will also 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.
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.
12 He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
Have mercy on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me, and 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 all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
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 down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16 The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. (Meditation, Selah)
The wicked shall be turned back 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 always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. (Selah)
