Psalms 9

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David (note: Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the LXX they form one psalm.). I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

For thou hast maintained my (note: Heb. thou hast made my judgment) class="annot-tooltip" tabindex="0" data-tooltip="Heb. in righteousness" title="Heb. in righteousness">right (note: Heb. in righteousness) and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

The Lord also will be a refuge (note: Heb. an high place) for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble (note: Or, afflicted).

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah (note: Higgaion Selah or quiet interlude is probably a musical or liturgical term.)

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah