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Pasasalamat sa Diyos Dahil sa Kanyang Katarungan

Katha ni David upang awitin ng Punong Mang-aawit: ayon sa tono ng Muth-labben.[a]

Pupurihin kita, Yahweh, nang buong puso ko,
    mga kahanga-hangang ginawa mo'y ipahahayag ko.
Dahil sa iyo, ako ay aawit na may kagalakan,
    pupurihin kita, O Diyos na Kataas-taasan.

Makita ka lang ay umuurong na ang aking mga kaaway,
    sila'y nabubuwal at namamatay sa iyong harapan.
Patas at makatarungan ka sa iyong paghatol,
    matuwid kong panig ay iyong ipinagtanggol.

Binalaan mo ang mga bansa, nilipol ang masasama;
    binura mo silang lahat sa balat ng lupa.

Ang mga kalaban nami'y naglaho nang lubusan,
    ang kanilang mga lunsod, iyo nang winakasan,
    at sa aming alaala'y nalimot nang tuluyan.

Ngunit si Yahweh ay naghaharing walang putol,
    itinatag niya ang kanyang trono para sa paghahatol.
Pinapamahalaan niya ang daigdig ayon sa katuwiran,
    hinahatulan niya ang mga bansa ayon sa katarungan.

Si Yahweh ang takbuhan ng mga pinahihirapan,
    matibay na kanlungan sa oras ng kaguluhan.
10 Nananalig sa iyo, Yahweh, ang kumikilala sa iyong pangalan,
    dahil wala pang lumapit sa iyo na iyong tinanggihan.

11 Kay Yahweh na hari ng Zion ay umawit tayo ng papuri,
    sa lahat ng bansa ang ginawa niya'y ipagbunyi!
12 Inaalala ng Diyos ang mga nahihirapan,
    mga karaingan nila'y di niya nakakalimutan.

13 O(A) Yahweh, ako sana'y iyong kahabagan,
    masdan ang pahirap na dinaranas ko mula sa kaaway!
Iligtas mo ako sa bingit ng kamatayan,
14     upang sa harapan ng Lunsod ng Zion, aking isalaysay.
Dahil sa iyong pagliligtas, papuri ko'y ibibigay.

15 Nahulog ang mga bansa, sa patibong na gawa nila;
    sa bitag para sa akin, ang nahuli ay sila!
16 Sa matuwid niyang hatol si Yahweh ay nagpakilala,
    at ang masasama'y nahuhuli sa mga bitag na gawa nila. (Higgaion,[b] Selah[c])

17 Sa daigdig ng mga patay doon sila matatapos,
    pati ang lahat ng bansang nagtakwil sa Diyos.
18 Hindi habang panahong pababayaan ang dukha;
    hindi na rin mawawala, pag-asa ng maralita.

19 Huwag mong tulutan, Yahweh, na labanan ka ng mga tao!
    Tipunin mong lahat ang mga bansa at sila'y hatulan mo.
20 Takutin mo, O Yahweh, ang lahat ng bayan,
    at iyong ipabatid na sila'y tao lamang. (Selah)[d]

Footnotes

  1. Mga Awit 9:1 MUTH-LABBEN: Maaaring ang kahulugan ng salitang ito'y “Kamatayan ng Anak”.
  2. Mga Awit 9:16 HIGGAION: Ang kahulugan ng salitang ito'y hindi tiyak, subalit sa tekstong Hebreo, ito'y maaaring ginamit bilang isang simbolong pangmusika na nagbibigay ng hudyat sa paraan ng pag-awit o pagtugtog ng instrumento.
  3. Mga Awit 9:16 SELAH: Tingnan ang Awit 3:2.
  4. Mga Awit 9:20 SELAH: Tingnan ang Awit 3:2.

1-2 I’m thanking you, God, from a full heart,
    I’m writing the book on your wonders.
I’m whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy;
    I’m singing your song, High God.

3-4 The day my enemies turned tail and ran,
    they stumbled on you and fell on their faces.
You took over and set everything right;
    when I needed you, you were there, taking charge.

5-6 You blow the whistle on godless nations;
    you throw dirty players out of the game,
    wipe their names right off the roster.
Enemies disappear from the sidelines,
    their reputation trashed,
    their names erased from the halls of fame.

7-8 God holds the high center,
    he sees and sets the world’s mess right.
He decides what is right for us earthlings,
    gives people their just deserts.

9-10 God’s a safe-house for the battered,
    a sanctuary during bad times.
The moment you arrive, you relax;
    you’re never sorry you knocked.

11-12 Sing your songs to Zion-dwelling God,
    tell his stories to everyone you meet:
How he tracks down killers
    yet keeps his eye on us,
    registers every whimper and moan.

13-14 Be kind to me, God;
    I’ve been kicked around long enough.
Once you’ve pulled me back
    from the gates of death,
I’ll write the book on Hallelujahs;
    on the corner of Main and First
    I’ll hold a street meeting;
I’ll be the song leader; we’ll fill the air
    with salvation songs.

15-16 They’re trapped, those godless countries,
    in the very snares they set,
Their feet all tangled
    in the net they spread.
They have no excuse;
    the way God works is well-known.
The shrewd machinery made by the wicked
    has maimed their own hands.

17-20 The wicked bought a one-way
    ticket to hell.
No longer will the poor be nameless—
    no more humiliation for the humble.
Up, God! Aren’t you fed up with their empty strutting?
    Expose these grand pretensions!
Shake them up, God!
    Show them how silly they look.

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

The Lord reigns forever;(N)
    he has established his throne(O) for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness(P)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(Q)
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.