Psalms 9
1 to/for to conduct Alamoth (Muth-)labben melody to/for David to give thanks LORD in/on/with all heart my to recount all to wonder your
For the music director. According to Muth-labben. A psalm of David. I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the amazing things you have done.
2 to rejoice and to rejoice in/on/with you to sing name your Most High
I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
3 in/on/with to return: return enemy my back to stumble and to perish from face: before your
Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
4 for to make: do justice my and judgment my to dwell to/for throne to judge righteousness
For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
5 to rebuke nation to perish wicked name their to wipe to/for forever: enduring and perpetuity
You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
6 [the] enemy to finish desolation to/for perpetuity and city to uproot to perish memorial their they(masc.)
The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
7 and LORD to/for forever: enduring to dwell to establish: establish to/for justice throne his
But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
8 and he/she/it to judge world in/on/with righteousness to judge people in/on/with uprightness
The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
9 and to be LORD high refuge to/for crushed high refuge to/for time dearth
The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
10 and to trust in/on/with you to know name your for not to leave: forsake to seek you LORD
Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
11 to sing to/for LORD to dwell Zion to tell in/on/with people wantonness his
Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
12 for to seek blood [obj] them to remember not to forget cry (poor *Q(K)*)
He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
13 be gracious me LORD to see: behold! affliction my from to hate me to exalt me from gate death
Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
14 because to recount all praise your in/on/with gate daughter Zion to rejoice in/on/with salvation your
so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
15 to sink nation in/on/with pit: grave to make in/on/with net this to hide to capture foot their
The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
16 to know LORD justice: judgement to make: do in/on/with work palm his to snare wicked Higgaion (Selah)
The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
The wicked depart, going to the grave—all nations who turn their backs on God. (Sheol h7585)
18 for not to/for perpetuity to forget needy hope (afflicted *Q(K)*) to perish to/for perpetuity
But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
19 to arise: rise [emph?] LORD not be strong human to judge nation upon face: before your
Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
20 to set: appoint [emph?] LORD fear to/for them to know nation human they(masc., Selah)
Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
