Psalms 9
1 For the Leader; upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all Thy marvellous works.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
2 I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:
I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;
When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
4 For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.
The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
7 But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
8 And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
9 The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
12 For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
13 Be gracious unto me, O LORD, behold mine affliction at the hands of them that hate me; Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
19 Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
20 Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. (Selah)
Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.
