Psalms 9
1 For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.
“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.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High!
3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
All my enemies are turned back; They fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!
For thou dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.
5 You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
Thou rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!
6 The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
7 But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.
9 Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
They who know thy name put their trust in thee; For thou, O LORD! forsakest not them that seek thee!
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!
12 For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.
13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.
“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:
14 Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!
That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; That I may rejoice in salvation by thee.”
15 The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. (Selah)
Thus it is known that the LORD executeth judgment; The wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. [[Stringed instruments. (Pause)
The wicked shall be driven into the underworld; Yea, all the nations that forger God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!
20 Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. (Selah)
Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)
