Psalms 9
1 To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy wonderful works.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
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 When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial hath perished with them.
The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble [which I suffer] from them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! 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: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. (Selah)
Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.
