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.
א I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous 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 you. I will sing zahmar ·musical praise· to your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
בּ When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!
For you have maintained my mishpat ·just· cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
גּ You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
But Adonai reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
ה He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9 Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Adonai will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Adonai, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
ז Sing zahmar ·musical praise· to Adonai, who dwells in Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking], and declare among the people what he has done.
12 For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
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.
ח Have mercy on me, Adonai. See my affliction by those who hate me, and 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 all of your tehilah ·praise song·. In the gates of the daughter of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking], I will rejoice in your yishu'ah ·salvation·.
15 The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
ט The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. (Selah)
Adonai has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Higgayon (Meditation, Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
י The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol ·Place of the dead·, even all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
כּ For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
Arise, Adonai! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. (Selah)
Put them in fear, Adonai. Let the nations know that they are only men. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
