Psalms 9
1 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.
For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wonderful works.
2 I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
I will be glad and exult in you: I will sing to your name, O you Most High.
3 When mine enemies turn back, they stumble and perish at thy presence.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at your presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging righteously.
For you have maintained my cause and my right; you sat on the throne, that judge righteousness.
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; you have blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
6 The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; and the cities which thou hast overthrown, their very memorial is perished.
The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and you have destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
7 But the LORD sitteth [as king] for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
And let them that know your name hope in you: for you, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek you.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.
12 For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
13 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;
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of mine enemies, you that lift me up from the gates of death:
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise: in the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in thy salvation.
that I may declare all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in your salvation.
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
16 The LORD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higaion, Selah)
The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. (A song of, Pause)
Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before you.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: let the nations know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. (Pause)
