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.
To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.' — A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,
2 I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.
3 Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
4 For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
5 You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.
6 The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.
7 But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
8 The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
10 Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
12 He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten 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,
Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
14 so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.
15 The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
16 The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, Selah)
The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God. (Sheol h7585)
18 But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.
19 Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
20 Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)
