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 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 thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou 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 are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
All my enemies are turned back; They fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right.
For thou dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Thou rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial hath perished with them.
The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge 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.
They who know thy name put their trust in thee; For thou, O LORD! forsakest not them that seek thee!
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.
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:
“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 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 show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; That I may rejoice in salvation by thee.”
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 sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
16 The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, 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 shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.
For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. (Selah)
Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)
