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 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 I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3 When mine enemies turn back, they stumble and perish at thy presence.
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging righteously.
For you have upheld my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
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. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever 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 enemy is overtaken by endless ruin; and the very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 But the LORD sitteth [as king] for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
But the LORD reigns forever. 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 peoples with equity.
9 The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
The LORD will also be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
And those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who 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 Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.
12 For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
For he who takes revenge against murderers remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
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 on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me. You 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.
so that I may tell all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice 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 nations have fallen into the pit they had made. In the net which they hid, their feet are caught.
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 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 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Arise, LORD. Do not let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your presence.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: let the nations know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
Terrify them, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only human. (Selah)
