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.
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 rejoice and exult 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 my enemies are turned backward, [when] they fall and perish at thy presence.
In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
4 For thou hast conducted my dispute and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne as a righteous judge.
For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
5 Thou hast rebuked nations, thou hast caused the wicked to perish, their name hast thou blotted out 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, the ruins are passed away for ever, and the cities which thou hast destroyed, —lost is their memorial, yea, theirs.
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 will sit enthroned for ever: he hath established for giving judgment his throne.
And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
8 And he will judge the world with righteousness, he shall decide for the people, with equity.
And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord also will be a strong-hold for the oppressed, a strong-hold in times of distress.
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 hast not forsaken those that seek thee, O Lord.
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, who dwelleth in Zion: announce among the people his deeds.
Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
12 For he, that inquireth after acts of blood, hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten 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:
Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest 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.
So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy 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.
Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
16 The Lord is made known: he executed justice: through the doing of his own hands is the wicked ensnared. Higgayon, (Selah)
Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, Selah)
The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For not everlastingly shall the needy 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 the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
20 Place, O Lord, fear over them: let nations know, that they are but mortals. (Selah)
Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)
