Psalm 9

Christian Standard Bible

³ When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before you.^(D)
4 For you have upheld my just cause;^(E)
you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.^(F)
5 You have rebuked the nations:^(G)
You have destroyed the wicked;^(H)
you have erased their name forever and ever.^(I)
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
you have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.^(J)

⁷ But the Lord sits enthroned forever;^(K)
he has established his throne for judgment.^(L)
8 And he judges the world with righteousness;
he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.^(M)
9 The Lord is a refuge for the persecuted,
a refuge in times of trouble.^(N)
10 Those who know your name trust in you
because you have not abandoned
those who seek you, Lord.^(O)

¹¹ Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;^(P)
proclaim his deeds among the nations.^(Q)
12 For the one who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;^(R)
he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.^(S)

¹³ Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.^(T)
Lift me up from the gates of death,^(U)
14 so that I may declare all your praises.
I will rejoice in your salvation^(V)
within the gates of Daughter Zion.

¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.^(W)
16 The Lord has made himself known;
he has executed justice,^(X)
snaring the wicked
by the work of their hands.^(Y)Higgaion. Selah

¹⁷ The wicked will return to Sheol^(Z)—
all the nations that forget God.^(AA)
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the oppressed^[a] will not perish forever.^(AB)

¹⁹ Rise up, Lord! Do not let mere humans prevail;
let the nations be judged in your presence.^(AC)
20 Put terror in them, Lord;^(AD)
let the nations know they are only humans.^(AE)Selah