Psalms 9

1 Yahweh, I will praise you with all of my inner being. I will tell [others] about all the wonderful things that you have done.

To the chief music-maker on Muthlabben. A Psalm. Of David. I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart; I will make clear all the wonder of your works.

2 I will sing to celebrate what you [MTY], who are much greater than all other gods, [have done].

I will be glad and have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.

3 When my enemies realize [that you are very powerful], they stumble, and then they are killed.

When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.

4 You sat on your throne to judge people, and you have judged fairly/justly concerning me.

For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

5 You rebuked the [people of other] nations and you have gotten rid of the wicked people; you have erased their names forever.

You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.

6 Our enemies have disappeared; you destroyed their cities, and people do not even remember them any more.

You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.

7 But Yahweh rules forever. He judges [people while he sits] on his throne to judge people,

But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

8 and he will judge [all the people in] [SYN] the world justly; he will judge the people [of all nations] fairly [DOU].

And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

9 Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are oppressed; [yes, he will be like] a shelter for them when they have trouble.

The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

10 Those who know Yahweh [MTY] trust in him; he never abandons those who come to him ([for help/to worship him]).

And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.

11 Yahweh rules from Zion [Hill]; praise him while you sing to him. Tell [the people of all] the nations the [marvelous] things that he has done.

Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.

12 He does not forget [to punish] those who have murdered others; and he will not ignore people who are crying because they are suffering.

When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.

13 Yahweh, be merciful to me! Look at the ways that my enemies have injured me. Do not allow me to die [because of these injuries].

Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

14 I want to live in order that I can praise you at the gates of Jerusalem [MTY] and to rejoice because you rescued me.

So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

15 [It is as though] the [wicked people of many] nations have dug a pit for me to fall into [MET], but they have fallen into that same pit. [It is as if] they spread out a net to catch me [MET], but their feet have been caught in that same net.

The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

16 Because of what you have done, people know that you decide matters [fairly/justly], but [you allow] wicked people to be trapped by the same evil things that they themselves do.

The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion, Selah)

17 Wicked people will all [die and] be buried in their graves, and [their spirits] will go to be with all those who have (forgotten about/rejected) you. (Sheol h7585)

The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld. (Sheol h7585)

18 But you will not forget those who are needy/poor; what they confidently expect will certainly happen.

For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

19 Yahweh, arise and judge the [wicked] people of the nations; do not allow them to think that [because they are strong] they will never be punished.

Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you.

20 Yahweh, teach them to be terrified about you. Cause them to know that they are merely human beings.

Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah)