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 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 be glad and rejoice 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 All my enemies are turned back; They fall and perish at thy presence.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 For thou dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.
For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 Thou rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!
You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgement.
8 He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.
He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgement to the peoples in uprightness.
9 Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge in times of trouble.
The LORD will also 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!
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 reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare amongst the people what he has done.
12 As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
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:
Have mercy on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift 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 show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
15 The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is 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 has made himself known. He has executed judgement. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. (Meditation, Selah)
17 The wicked shall be driven into the underworld; Yea, all the nations that forger God. (Sheol h7585)
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, 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 always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!
Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)
Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. (Selah)
