Psalms 9
1 “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.
For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.
2 I will rejoice and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High:
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!
3 When my enemies are turned backward, [when] they fall and perish at thy presence.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
4 For thou hast conducted my dispute and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne as a righteous judge.
For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!
5 Thou hast rebuked nations, thou hast caused the wicked to perish, their name hast thou blotted out for ever and ever.
You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, the ruins are passed away for ever, and the cities which thou hast destroyed, —lost is their memorial, yea, theirs.
The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
7 But the Lord will sit enthroned for ever: he hath established for giving judgment his throne.
But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
8 And he will judge the world with righteousness, he shall decide for the people, with equity.
He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
9 The Lord also will be a strong-hold for the oppressed, a strong-hold in times of distress.
Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou hast not forsaken those that seek thee, O Lord.
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion: announce among the people his deeds.
Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
12 For he, that inquireth after acts of blood, hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
13 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:
Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.
14 In order that I may relate all thy praises in the gates of the daughters of Zion: I will be glad in thy salvation.
Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!
15 Sunk are nations in the ditch that they have prepared: in this net which they had laid in secret is their own foot caught.
The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
16 The Lord is made known: he executed justice: through the doing of his own hands is the wicked ensnared. Higgayon, (Selah)
Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. (Selah)
The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For not everlastingly shall the needy be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
19 Arise, O Lord; let not the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Place, O Lord, fear over them: let nations know, that they are but mortals. (Selah)
Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. (Selah)
