Psalms 9
9
Thanksgiving for Victory
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
1I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart.
I will tell all the miracles you have done.
2I will be happy because of you;
God Most High, I will sing praises to your name.
3My enemies turn back;
they are overwhelmed and die because of you.
4You have heard my complaint;
you sat on your throne and judged by what was right.
5You spoke strongly against the foreign nations and destroyed the wicked;
you wiped out their names forever and ever.
6The enemy is gone forever.
You destroyed their cities;
no one even remembers them.
7But the Lord rules forever.
He sits on his throne to judge,
8and he will judge the world in fairness;
he will decide what is fair for the nations.
9The Lord defends those who suffer;
he defends them in times of trouble.
10Those who know the Lord trust him,
because he will not leave those who come to him.
11Sing praises to the Lord who is king on Mount Zion.
Tell the nations what he has done.
12He remembers who the murderers are;
he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.
13Lord, have mercy on me.
See how my enemies hurt me.
Do not let me go through the gates of death.
14Then, at the gates of Jerusalem, I will praise you;
I will rejoice because you saved me.
15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug.
Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.
16The Lord has made himself known by his fair decisions;
the wicked get trapped by what they do.Higgaion. Selah
17Wicked people will go to the grave,
and so will all those who forget God.
18But those who have troubles will not be forgotten.
The hopes of the poor will never die.
19Lord, rise up and judge the nations.
Don’t let people think they are strong.
20Teach them to fear you, Lord.
The nations must learn that they are only human.Selah
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Psalms 9
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Psalm 9
For the choir director; according to muth labben; #9:0 Or “almuth labben”; unknown musical term. a psalm by David.#9:0 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Greek, and Latin treat Psalms 9 and 10 as one psalm.
1I will give ⌞you⌟ thanks, O Lord, with all my heart.
I will tell about all the miracles you have done.
2I will find joy and be glad about you.
I will make music to praise your name, O Most High.
3When my enemies retreat, they will stumble and die in your presence.
4You have defended my just cause:
You sat down on your throne as a fair judge.
5You condemned nations.
You destroyed wicked people.
You wiped out their names forever and ever.
6The enemy is finished—in ruins forever.
You have uprooted their cities.
Even the memory of them has faded.
7Yet, the Lord is enthroned forever.
He has set up his throne for judgment.
8He alone judges the world with righteousness.
He judges ⌞its⌟ people fairly.
9The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
10Those who know your name trust you, O Lord,
because you have never deserted those who seek your help.
11Make music to praise the Lord, who is enthroned in Zion.
Announce to the nations what he has done.
12The one who avenges murder has remembered oppressed people.
He has never forgotten their cries.
13Have pity on me, O Lord.
Look at what I suffer because of those who hate me.
You take me away from the gates of death
14so that I may recite your praises one by one
in the gates of Zion
and find joy in your salvation.
15The nations have sunk into the pit they have made.
Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⌞to trap others⌟.
16The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out.
The wicked person is trapped
by the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
17Wicked people, all the nations who forget God,
will return to the grave.
18Needy people will not always be forgotten.
Nor will the hope of oppressed people be lost forever.
19Arise, O Lord.
Do not let mortals gain any power.
Let the nations be judged in your presence.
20Strike them with terror, O Lord.
Let the nations know that they are ⌞only⌟ mortal. Selah
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