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 “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvellous works.
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, O 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 in your presence.
4 For thou hast conducted my dispute and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne as a righteous judge.
For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 Thou hast rebuked nations, thou hast caused the wicked to perish, their name hast thou blotted out for ever and ever.
You have 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 is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 But the Lord will sit enthroned for ever: he hath established for giving judgment his throne.
But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgement.
8 And he will judge the world with righteousness, he shall decide for the people, with equity.
He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgement to the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord also will be a strong-hold for the oppressed, a strong-hold in times of distress.
The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower 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 will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion: announce among the people his deeds.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare amongst the people 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 he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
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, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up 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.
that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
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 in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16 The Lord is made known: he executed justice: through the doing of his own hands is the wicked ensnared. Higgayon, (Selah)
The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgement. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. (Meditation, Selah)
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even 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 shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, O Lord; let not the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Place, O Lord, fear over them: let nations know, that they are but mortals. (Selah)
Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. (Selah)
