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Psalm 9
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9 1 After he had given thanks to God for the sundry victories that he had sent him against his enemies, and also proved by manifold experience, how ready God was at hand in all his troubles. 14 He being now likewise in danger of new enemies, desireth God to help him according to his wont, 17 and to destroy the malicious arrogance of his adversaries.

To him that excelleth upon [a]Muth Labben. A Psalm of David.

1 I will praise the Lord with my [b]whole heart: I will speak of all thy marvelous works.

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

3 For that mine enemies are turned back: they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

4 For [c]thou hast maintained my right and my cause: thou art set in the throne, and judgest right.

5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen: thou hast destroyed the wicked: thou hast put out their name forever and ever.

6 [d]O enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end, and thou hast destroyed the cities: their memorial is perished with them.

7 But the Lord [e]shall sit forever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

8 For he shall judge the world in righteousness, and shall judge the people with equity.

9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the [f]poor, a refuge in due time, even in affliction.

10 And they that know thy Name, will trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not failed them that seek thee.

11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: show the people his works.

12 For [g]when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth it, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.

13 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,

14 That I may show all thy praises within the [h]gates of the daughter of Zion, and rejoice in thy salvation.

15 The heathen are [i]sunken down in the pit that they made: in the net that they hid, is their foot taken.

16 [j]The Lord is known by executing judgment: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands, [k]Higgaion. Selah.

17 The wicked shall turn into hell, and all nations that forget God.

18 For the poor shall not be always forgotten: the hope [l]of the afflicted shall not perish forever.

19 Up Lord: let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord, that the heathen may know that they are but [m]men. Selah.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:1 Or, kind of instrument, or tune, or for the death of Labben or Goliath.
  2. Psalm 9:1 God is not praised, except the whole glory be given to him alone.
  3. Psalm 9:4 Howsoever the enemy seems for a time to prevail, yet God preserveth the just.
  4. Psalm 9:6 A derision of the enemy, that mindeth nothing but destruction: but the Lord will deliver his, and bring him into judgment.
  5. Psalm 9:7 Or, reign as Judge.
  6. Psalm 9:9 Our miseries are means to cause us to feel God’s present care over us.
  7. Psalm 9:12 Though God revengeth not suddenly the wrong done to his, yet he suffereth not the wicked unpunished.
  8. Psalm 9:14 In the open assembly of the Church.
  9. Psalm 9:15 For God overthroweth the wicked in their enterprises.
  10. Psalm 9:16 The mercy of God toward his Saints must be declared, and the fall of the wicked must always be considered.
  11. Psalm 9:16 Or, this is worthy to be noted.
  12. Psalm 9:18 God promiseth not to help us before we have felt the cross.
  13. Psalm 9:20 Which they cannot learn without the fear of thy judgment.
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Psalm 9[a][b]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;(A)
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(B)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(C) in you;
    I will sing the praises(D) of your name,(E) O Most High.

3 My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(F) and my cause,(G)
    sitting enthroned(H) as the righteous judge.(I)
5 You have rebuked the nations(J) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(K) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(L)
    even the memory of them(M) has perished.

7 The Lord reigns forever;(N)
    he has established his throne(O) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(P)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(Q)
9 The Lord is a refuge(R) for the oppressed,(S)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(T)
10 Those who know your name(U) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(V) those who seek you.(W)

11 Sing the praises(X) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(Y)
    proclaim among the nations(Z) what he has done.(AA)
12 For he who avenges blood(AB) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(AC)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(AD) persecute me!
    Have mercy(AE) and lift me up from the gates of death,(AF)
14 that I may declare your praises(AG)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(AH)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(AI)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(AJ)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(AK)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[c](AL)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(AM)
    all the nations that forget God.(AN)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(AO) of the afflicted(AP) will never perish.

19 Arise,(AQ) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(AR)
    let the nations be judged(AS) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(AT) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(AU)

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