Psalms 9
1 For the music director. According to Muth-labben. A psalm of David. I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the amazing things you have done.
For the leader;’almuth labben. A psalm of David. With all my heart I will praise the Lord, all your wonders I will rehearse.
2 I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
3 Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.
4 For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
5 You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out forever and ever.
6 The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
7 But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,
8 The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.
9 The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.
12 He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
Show me favour, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;
14 so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
15 The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
The nations are sunk in the pit which they made, in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.
16 The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
The Lord is revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. (Selah)
Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God. (Sheol h7585)
18 But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
For the needy will not be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
19 Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
20 Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)
