Psalmorum 9
1 In finem, pro occultis filii. Psalmus David. Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo; narrabo omnia mirabilia tua.
[For the choir director; according to Muth-labben. A Psalm by David.] I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
2 Lætabor et exsultabo in te; psallam nomini tuo, Altissime.
I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3 In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum; infirmabuntur, et peribunt a facie tua.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 Quoniam fecisti judicium meum et causam meam; sedisti super thronum, qui judicas justitiam.
For you have upheld my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 Increpasti gentes, et periit impius: nomen eorum delesti in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi.
You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 Inimici defecerunt frameæ in finem, et civitates eorum destruxisti. Periit memoria eorum cum sonitu;
The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin; and the very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 et Dominus in æternum permanet. Paravit in judicio thronum suum,
But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 et ipse judicabit orbem terræ in æquitate: judicabit populos in justitia.
And he will judge the world in righteousness. He will judge the peoples with equity.
9 Et factus est Dominus refugium pauperi; adjutor in opportunitatibus, in tribulatione.
The LORD will also be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 Et sperent in te qui noverunt nomen tuum, quoniam non dereliquisti quærentes te, Domine.
And those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Psallite Domino qui habitat in Sion; annuntiate inter gentes studia ejus:
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.
12 quoniam requirens sanguinem eorum recordatus est; non est oblitus clamorem pauperum.
For he who takes revenge against murderers remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 Miserere mei, Domine: vide humilitatem meam de inimicis meis,
Have mercy on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me. You lift me up from the gates of death,
14 qui exaltas me de portis mortis, ut annuntiem omnes laudationes tuas in portis filiæ Sion:
so that I may tell all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in your salvation.
15 exultabo in salutari tuo. Infixæ sunt gentes in interitu quem fecerunt; in laqueo isto quem absconderunt comprehensus est pes eorum.
The nations have fallen into the pit they had made. In the net which they hid, their feet are caught.
16 Cognoscetur Dominus judicia faciens; in operibus manuum suarum comprehensus est peccator.
The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 Quoniam non in finem oblivio erit pauperis; patientia pauperum non peribit in finem.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
19 Exsurge, Domine; non confortetur homo: judicentur gentes in conspectu tuo.
Arise, LORD. Do not let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your presence.
20 Constitue, Domine, legislatorem super eos, ut sciant gentes quoniam homines sunt.
Terrify them, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only human. (Selah)
