Psalms 9
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous works.
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.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing forth thy name, O Most High.
I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
3 When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished at thy presence:
Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause. Thou sittest on the throne, judging righteously.
For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
6 O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. — Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished.
The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
7 But Jehovah sitteth for ever; he hath ordained his throne for judgment.
But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
8 And it is he that will judge the world with righteousness; he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.
The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
9 And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.
The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will confide in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
11 Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.
Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
12 For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
13 Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:
Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
14 That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.
so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
16 Jehovah is known [by] the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
The wicked depart, going to the grave—all nations who turn their backs on God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
19 Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
20 Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
