Psalms 9
1 To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.' — A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,
“To the chief musician upon Muthlabben, a psalm of David.” I will thank the Lord with all my heart: I will relate all thy marvelous deeds.
2 I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.
I will rejoice and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High:
3 In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
When my enemies are turned backward, [when] they fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
For thou hast conducted my dispute and my cause; thou hast sat on the throne as a righteous judge.
5 Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.
Thou hast rebuked nations, thou hast caused the wicked to perish, their name hast thou blotted out for ever and ever.
6 O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.
O thou enemy, the ruins are passed away for ever, and the cities which thou hast destroyed, —lost is their memorial, yea, theirs.
7 And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
But the Lord will sit enthroned for ever: he hath established for giving judgment his throne.
8 And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
And he will judge the world with righteousness, he shall decide for the people, with equity.
9 And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
The Lord also will be a strong-hold for the oppressed, a strong-hold in times of distress.
10 They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou hast not forsaken those that seek thee, O Lord.
11 Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwelleth in Zion: announce among the people his deeds.
12 For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
For he, that inquireth after acts of blood, hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
13 Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
Be gracious unto me, O Lord; have regard to my affliction [coming] from those that hate me, thou who liftest me up from the gates of death:
14 So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.
In order that I may relate all thy praises in the gates of the daughters of Zion: I will be glad in thy salvation.
15 Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
Sunk are nations in the ditch that they have prepared: in this net which they had laid in secret is their own foot caught.
16 Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, Selah)
The Lord is made known: he executed justice: through the doing of his own hands is the wicked ensnared. Higgayon, (Selah)
The wicked shall return into hell, all the nations that are forgetful of God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.
For not everlastingly shall the needy be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
Arise, O Lord; let not the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
20 Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)
Place, O Lord, fear over them: let nations know, that they are but mortals. (Selah)
