Psalm 9
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1For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. A Davidic psalm. I will thank Yahweh with all my heart; I will declare all Your wonderful works. 1For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the LORD with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!
2I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High. 2I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One!
3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.
4For You have upheld my just cause; You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge. 4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.
5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. 5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.
6The enemy has come to eternal ruin; You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. 6The enemy's cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished.
7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; He has established His throne for judgment. 7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner.
8He judges the world with righteousness; He executes judgment on the nations with fairness. 8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.
9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 9Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.
10Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh. 10Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, LORD, do not abandon those who seek your help.
11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. 11Sing praises to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
12For the One who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. 12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
13Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death, 13when 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!
14so that I may declare all Your praises. I will rejoice in Your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion. 14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance."
15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. 15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
16The LORD has revealed Himself; He has executed justice, striking down the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah 16The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)
17The wicked will return to Sheol-- all the nations that forget God. 17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,
18For the oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. 18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.
19Rise up, LORD! Do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. 19Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!
20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only men. Selah 20Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)
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