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 chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.
2 I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!
3 In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
4 For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your 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.
You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever 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.
The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
7 And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
8 And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
9 And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
11 Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
12 For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
13 Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me 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.
Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!
15 Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
16 Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, Selah)
Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. (Selah)
The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.
For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
19 Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)
Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. (Selah)
