The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 9 -

I will give thanks to the Lord

For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.

I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!

When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.

For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!

You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.

The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.

But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.

He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.

Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.

Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.

For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.

Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.

Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!

The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.

Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. Selah.

The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, the destiny of all the nations that forget God.

For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hopes of the oppressed be forever dashed.

Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.

Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. Selah.

I will give thanks to the Lord

I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of 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 turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.

For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.

The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.

But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.

For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.

Have mercy on me, LORD. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death,

that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.

The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

The LORD has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol,(a) even all the nations that forget God.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

Arise, LORD! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.

Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

Footnotes

(a)9:17 Sheol is the place of the dead.