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.
“To the chief musician upon Muthlabben, a psalm of David.” I will thank the Lord with all my heart: I will relate all thy marvelous deeds.
2 I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:
I will rejoice and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High:
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;
When my enemies are turned backward, [when] they fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.
For thou hast conducted my dispute and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne as a righteous judge.
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked nations, thou hast caused the wicked to perish, their name hast thou blotted out for ever 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.
O thou enemy, the ruins are passed away for ever, and the cities which thou hast destroyed, —lost is their memorial, yea, theirs.
7 But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.
But the Lord will sit enthroned for ever: he hath established for giving judgment his throne.
8 And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.
And he will judge the world with righteousness, he shall decide for 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 also will be a strong-hold for the oppressed, a strong-hold in times of distress.
10 And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou hast not forsaken those that seek thee, O Lord.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion: announce among the people his deeds.
12 For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.
For he, that inquireth after acts of blood, hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten 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 gracious unto me, O Lord; have regard to my affliction [coming] from those that hate me, thou who liftest 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.
In order that I may relate all thy praises in the gates of the daughters of Zion: I will be glad in thy salvation.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Sunk are nations in the ditch that they have prepared: in this net which they had laid in secret is their own foot caught.
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 made known: he executed justice: through the doing of his own hands is the wicked ensnared. Higgayon, (Selah)
The wicked shall return into hell, all the nations that are forgetful of God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
For not everlastingly shall the needy be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.
Arise, O Lord; let not the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
20 Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. (Selah)
Place, O Lord, fear over them: let nations know, that they are but mortals. (Selah)
