Psalms 9
1 To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.' — A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,
For the Leader; upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all Thy marvellous works.
2 I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.
I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:
3 In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;
4 For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.
5 Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.
Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
6 O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.
O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; and the cities which thou didst uproot, their very memorial is perished.
7 And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.
But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.
8 And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.
And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.
9 And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
10 They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.
And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.
11 Sing ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; declare among the peoples His doings.
12 For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.
13 Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
Be gracious unto me, O LORD, behold mine affliction at the hands of them that hate me; Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
14 So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.
That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.
15 Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. (Meditation, Selah)
The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
The wicked shall return to the nether-world, even all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
19 Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.
20 Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! (Selah)
Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. (Selah)
