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.
Yahweh, I will praise you with all of my inner being. I will tell [others] about all the wonderful things that you have done.
2 I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:
I will sing to celebrate what you [MTY], who are much greater than all other gods, [have done].
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;
When my enemies realize [that you are very powerful], they stumble, and then they are killed.
4 For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.
You sat on your throne to judge people, and you have judged fairly/justly concerning me.
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
You rebuked the [people of other] nations and you have gotten rid of the wicked people; you have erased their names forever.
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.
Our enemies have disappeared; you destroyed their cities, and people do not even remember them any more.
7 But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.
But Yahweh rules forever. He judges [people while he sits] on his throne to judge people,
8 And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.
and he will judge [all the people in] [SYN] the world justly; he will judge the people [of all nations] fairly [DOU].
9 The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are oppressed; [yes, he will be like] a shelter for them when they have 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 Yahweh [MTY] trust in him; he never abandons those who come to him ([for help/to worship him]).
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.
Yahweh rules from Zion [Hill]; praise him while you sing to him. Tell [the people of all] the nations the [marvelous] things that he has done.
12 For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.
He does not forget [to punish] those who have murdered others; and he will not ignore people who are crying because they are suffering.
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;
Yahweh, be merciful to me! Look at the ways that my enemies have injured me. Do not allow me to die [because of these injuries].
14 That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.
I want to live in order that I can praise you at the gates of Jerusalem [MTY] and to rejoice because you rescued me.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
[It is as though] the [wicked people of many] nations have dug a pit for me to fall into [MET], but they have fallen into that same pit. [It is as if] they spread out a net to catch me [MET], but their feet have been caught in that same net.
16 The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
Because of what you have done, people know that you decide matters [fairly/justly], but [you allow] wicked people to be trapped by the same evil things that they themselves do.
Wicked people will all [die and] be buried in their graves, and [their spirits] will go to be with all those who have (forgotten about/rejected) you. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
But you will not forget those who are needy/poor; what they confidently expect will certainly happen.
19 Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.
Yahweh, arise and judge the [wicked] people of the nations; do not allow them to think that [because they are strong] they will never be punished.
20 Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. (Selah)
Yahweh, teach them to be terrified about you. Cause them to know that they are merely human beings.
