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 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 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
3 When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.
For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names 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 enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress 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 nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
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 gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back 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.
so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
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 their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
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 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 the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.
But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. (Selah)
Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
