< 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.
To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.' — A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
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:
Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest 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 that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.
15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
16 The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, Selah)
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God. (Sheol )
The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God. (Sheol )
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.
For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. (Selah)
Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)