Psalms 9
1 For the leader;’almuth labben. A psalm of David. With all my heart I will praise the Lord, all your wonders I will rehearse.
For the Chief Musician; set to Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvelous works.
2 I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
3 because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.
When mine enemies turn back, they stumble and perish at thy presence.
4 My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging righteously.
5 rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out forever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
6 The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; and the cities which thou hast overthrown, their very memorial is perished.
7 See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,
But the LORD sitteth [as king] for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9 So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.
The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
10 Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.
Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
13 Show me favour, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
14 so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
That I may shew forth all thy praise: in the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The nations are sunk in the pit which they made, in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 The Lord is revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. (Selah)
The LORD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higaion, Selah)
The wicked shall return to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy will not be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
19 Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.
20 Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)
Put them in fear, O LORD: let the nations know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
