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,
“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 rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice 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.
All my enemies are turned back; 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 dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, 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 rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!
6 O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.
The enemy is fallen, —a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!
7 And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.
9 And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge in times of trouble.
10 They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
They who know thy name put their trust in thee; For thou, O LORD! forsakest not them that seek thee!
11 Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!
12 For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.
13 Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who 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 So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on 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 Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
16 Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, 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 not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.
For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted 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 man prevail; Let the nations be judged by thee!
20 Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)
Strike terror into them, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! (Pause)
