Psalms 9
1 To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth 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 rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall 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 satest in the throne judging right.
My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put 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, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge 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, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble [which I suffer] of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Show me favor, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
15 The heathen 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 is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: 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: the expectation of the poor shall [not] 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 heathen be judged in thy sight.
Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. (Selah)
Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)
