Psalms 9

1 “For the leader of the music; to be sung in the manner or with the voice of maidens. To the Benites, or to Ben. A psalm of David.” I will praise thee, O LORD! with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.

For the Leader; upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all Thy marvellous works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High!

I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:

3 All my enemies are turned back; They fall and perish at thy presence.

When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;

4 For thou dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.

For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.

5 Thou rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!

Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

6 The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!

O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.

7 The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.

But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.

8 He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.

And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.

9 Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge in times of trouble.

The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;

10 They who know thy name put their trust in thee; For thou, O LORD! forsakest not them that seek thee!

And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.

11 Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.

12 As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.

For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.

13 “Have pity upon me, [[said I, ]] O LORD! Look upon my affliction through them that hate me; Lift me up from the gates of death:

Be gracious unto me, O LORD, behold mine affliction at the hands of them that hate me; Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

14 That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; That I may rejoice in salvation by thee.”

That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.

15 The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

16 Thus it is known that the LORD executeth judgment; The wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. [[Stringed instruments. (Pause)

The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)

17 The wicked shall be driven into the underworld; Yea, all the nations that forger God. (Sheol h7585)

The wicked shall return to the nether-world, even all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)

18 For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

19 Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!

Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.

20 Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)

Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. (Selah)