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 leader;’almuth labben. A psalm of David. With all my heart I will praise the Lord, all your wonders I will rehearse.
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 you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;
because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.
4 For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.
My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out 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 foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
7 But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.
See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,
8 And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.
ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.
9 The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven 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.
Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.
Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.
12 For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.
As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
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;
Show me favour, Lord, see how my foes 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.
so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
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 are sunk in the pit which they made, in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.
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 revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. (Selah)
Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of 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 be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
19 Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.
Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
20 Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. (Selah)
Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)
