Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies

A (A)Meditation[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord (B)concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;
(C)Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,

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  1. Psalm 7:1 Heb. Shiggaion

Psalm 7[a]

A shiggaion[b](A) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

Lord my God, I take refuge(B) in you;
    save and deliver me(C) from all who pursue me,(D)

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  1. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  2. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
(A)For the righteous God tests the hearts and [a]minds.
10 [b]My defense is of God,
Who saves the (B)upright in heart.

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  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man
  2. Psalm 7:10 Lit. My shield is upon God

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

10 My shield[a](D) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(E)

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  1. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign

The Glory of the Lord in Creation

To the Chief Musician. [a]On the instrument of Gath. A Psalm of David.

O Lord, our Lord,
How (A)excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have (B)set Your glory above the heavens!

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  1. Psalm 8:1 Heb. Al Gittith

Psalm 8[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.

Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(B)
    in the heavens.(C)

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  1. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  2. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term

When I (A)consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
(B)What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You (C)visit[a] him?
For You have made him a little lower than [b]the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

(D)You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
(E)You have put all things under his feet,
All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.

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  1. Psalm 8:4 give attention to or care for
  2. Psalm 8:5 Heb. Elohim, God; LXX, Syr., Tg., Jewish tradition angels

When I consider your heavens,(A)
    the work of your fingers,(B)
the moon and the stars,(C)
    which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[a](D)

You have made them[b] a little lower than the angels[c](E)
    and crowned them[d] with glory and honor.(F)
You made them rulers(G) over the works of your hands;(H)
    you put everything under their[e] feet:(I)
all flocks and herds,(J)
    and the animals of the wild,(K)
the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(L)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

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  1. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  2. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  3. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  4. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  5. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his

Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments

To the Chief Musician. To the tune of [a]“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
I will be glad and (A)rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, (B)O Most High.

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  1. Psalm 9:1 Heb. Muth Labben

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.

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  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.

O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has (A)perished.
(B)But the Lord shall endure forever;
He has prepared His throne for judgment.
(C)He shall judge the world in righteousness,
And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

The Lord also will be a (D)refuge[a] for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And those who (E)know Your name will put their trust in You;
For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

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  1. Psalm 9:9 Lit. secure height

Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(A)
    even the memory of them(B) has perished.

The Lord reigns forever;(C)
    he has established his throne(D) for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness(E)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(F)
The Lord is a refuge(G) for the oppressed,(H)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(I)
10 Those who know your name(J) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(K) those who seek you.(L)

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16 The Lord is (A)known by the judgment He executes;
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
(B)Meditation.[a] Selah

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the [b]nations (C)that forget God.
18 (D)For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
(E)The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord,
Do not let man prevail;
Let the [c]nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
That the [d]nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah

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  1. Psalm 9:16 Heb. Higgaion
  2. Psalm 9:17 Gentiles
  3. Psalm 9:19 Gentiles
  4. Psalm 9:20 Gentiles

16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(B)
    all the nations that forget God.(C)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(D) of the afflicted(E) will never perish.

19 Arise,(F) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(G)
    let the nations be judged(H) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(I) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(J)

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  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.