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Psalm 9

For the Music Director. To the melody of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    I will declare all Your marvelous works.
I will be glad and rejoice in You;
    I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

When my enemies are turned back,
    they will stumble and perish at Your presence.
For You have maintained my right and my cause;
    You sat on the throne judging what is right.
You have rebuked the nations,
    You have destroyed the wicked,
    You have wiped out their name forever and ever.
O you enemy, destructions have come to you for a perpetual end.
    You have destroyed cities;
    their memory perished with them.

But the Lord remains forever;
    He has established His throne for judgment.
He will judge the world in righteousness;
    He will give judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
    a refuge in times of trouble.
10 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 who dwells in Zion;
    declare His deeds among the people.
12 He who avenges deaths remembers them;
    He does not forget the cry of the humble.

13 Be gracious to me, O Lord; consider my trouble from those who hate me,
    O You who lifts me up from the gates of death,
14 that I may recount all Your praise
    in the gates of the daughter of Zion,
    that I may rejoice in Your salvation.

15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made;
    their own foot is caught in the net which they hid.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment that He executes;
    the wicked one is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
17 The wicked will be turned to Sheol,
    and all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,
    nor will the hope of the poor perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord, may mortals not prevail;
    let the nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
    that the nations themselves may know they are mortals. Selah

Psalm 9[a][b]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;(A)
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(B)
I will be glad and rejoice(C) in you;
    I will sing the praises(D) of your name,(E) O Most High.

My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
For you have upheld my right(F) and my cause,(G)
    sitting enthroned(H) as the righteous judge.(I)
You have rebuked the nations(J) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(K) for ever and ever.
Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(L)
    even the memory of them(M) has perished.

The Lord reigns forever;(N)
    he has established his throne(O) for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness(P)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(Q)
The Lord is a refuge(R) for the oppressed,(S)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(T)
10 Those who know your name(U) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(V) those who seek you.(W)

11 Sing the praises(X) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(Y)
    proclaim among the nations(Z) what he has done.(AA)
12 For he who avenges blood(AB) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(AC)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(AD) persecute me!
    Have mercy(AE) and lift me up from the gates of death,(AF)
14 that I may declare your praises(AG)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(AH)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(AI)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(AJ)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(AK)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[c](AL)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(AM)
    all the nations that forget God.(AN)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(AO) of the afflicted(AP) will never perish.

19 Arise,(AQ) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(AR)
    let the nations be judged(AS) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(AT) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(AU)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
  2. Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
  3. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.