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Psalm 9

Praise for God’s Righteous Judgment

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For the choir director. According to “The Death of the Son.”[a] A psalm by David.

Praise for God’s Righteous Judgment

I will thank you, Lord, with all my heart.
I will tell about all your wonderful deeds.
I will be glad and rejoice in you.
I will make music to your name, O Most High.

Judgment Against David’s Enemies

When my enemies turn back,
they stumble and perish from your presence,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:1 This may be the name of the tune. The translation according to the death of the son is uncertain.

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.

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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.