Psalm 9

1 I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart.
I will tell of all your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you.
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back,
they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 For you have maintained my just cause.
You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 You have rebuked the nations.
You have destroyed the wicked.
You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin.
The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 But Yahweh reigns forever.
He has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 He will judge the world in righteousness.
He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed;
a high tower in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name will put their trust in you,
for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion,
and declare among the people what he has done.
12 For he who avenges blood remembers them.
He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh.
See my affliction by those who hate me,
and lift me up from the gates of death;
14 that I may show forth all your praise.
In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made.
In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16 Yahweh has made himself known.
He has executed judgment.
The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands.

Meditation. Selah.

17 The wicked shall be turned back to Sheolt,
even all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail.
Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Put them in fear, Yahweh.
Let the nations know that they are only men.

Selah.

Psalm 9

For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David.

1 I will thank the Lord with all my heart!
I will tell about all your amazing deeds!

2 I will be happy and rejoice in you!
I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!

3 When my enemies turn back,
they trip and are defeated before you.

4 For you defended my just cause;
from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry;
you destroyed the wicked;
you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

6 The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins;
you destroyed their cities;
all memory of the enemies has perished.

7 But the Lord rules forever;
he reigns in a just manner.

8 He judges the world fairly;
he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

9 Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed;
he provides safety in times of trouble.

10 Your loyal followers trust in you,
for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.

11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules in Zion!
Tell the nations what he has done!

12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed;
he did not overlook their cry for help

13 when they prayed:
“Have mercy on me,Lord!
See how I am oppressed by those who hate me,
O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

14 Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts;
in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

15 The nations fell into the pit they had made;
their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

16 The Lord revealed himself;
he accomplished justice;
the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol;
this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

18 for the needy are not permanently ignored,
the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

19 Rise up, Lord!
Don’t let men be defiant!
May the nations be judged in your presence!

20 Terrify them, Lord!
Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)