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Psalm 8-9
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Psalm 8

God’s Glory, Human Dignity

For the choir director: on the Gittith.(A) A psalm of David.

1 Lord, our Lord,
how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!(B)
You have covered the heavens with your majesty.[a](C)
2 From the mouths of infants and nursing babies,(D)
you have established a stronghold[b]
on account of your adversaries
in order to silence the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I observe your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you set in place,(E)
4 what is a human being that you remember him,
a son of man[c] that you look after him?(F)
5 You made him little less than God[d][e]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:(G)
7 all the sheep and oxen,
as well as the animals in the wild,
8 the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea
that pass through the currents of the seas.(H)

9 Lord, our Lord,
how magnificent is your name throughout the earth!

Psalm 9

Celebration of God’s Justice

For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. A psalm of David.

1 I will thank the Lord with all my heart;
I will declare all your wondrous works.(I)
2 I will rejoice and boast about you;(J)
I will sing about your name, Most High.(K)

3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before you.(L)
4 For you have upheld my just cause;(M)
you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.(N)
5 You have rebuked the nations:(O)
You have destroyed the wicked;(P)
you have erased their name forever and ever.(Q)
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
you have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.(R)

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

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

13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.(AB)
Lift me up from the gates of death,(AC)
14 so that I may declare all your praises.
I will rejoice in your salvation(AD)
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.(AE)
16 The Lord has made himself known;
he has executed justice,(AF)
snaring the wicked
by the work of their hands.(AG)Higgaion. Selah

17 The wicked will return to Sheol(AH)—
all the nations that forget God.(AI)
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the oppressed[f] will not perish forever.(AJ)

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

Footnotes

  1. 8:1 Lit earth, which has set your splendor upon the heavens
  2. 8:2 LXX reads established praise
  3. 8:4 Or a mere mortal
  4. 8:5 LXX reads angels
  5. 8:5 Or heavenly beings; Hb Elohim
  6. 9:18 Alt Hb tradition reads humble
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Psalm 8-9
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Psalm 8[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.

1 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(B)
    in the heavens.(C)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(D) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(E) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(F)
    the work of your fingers,(G)
the moon and the stars,(H)
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[c](I)

5 You have made them[d] a little lower than the angels[e](J)
    and crowned them[f] with glory and honor.(K)
6 You made them rulers(L) over the works of your hands;(M)
    you put everything under their[g] feet:(N)
7 all flocks and herds,(O)
    and the animals of the wild,(P)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(Q)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(R)

Psalm 9[h][i]

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;(S)
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(T)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(U) in you;
    I will sing the praises(V) of your name,(W) O Most High.

3 My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(X) and my cause,(Y)
    sitting enthroned(Z) as the righteous judge.(AA)
5 You have rebuked the nations(AB) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(AC) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(AD)
    even the memory of them(AE) has perished.

7 The Lord reigns forever;(AF)
    he has established his throne(AG) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(AH)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(AI)
9 The Lord is a refuge(AJ) for the oppressed,(AK)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(AL)
10 Those who know your name(AM) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(AN) those who seek you.(AO)

11 Sing the praises(AP) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(AQ)
    proclaim among the nations(AR) what he has done.(AS)
12 For he who avenges blood(AT) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(AU)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(AV) persecute me!
    Have mercy(AW) and lift me up from the gates of death,(AX)
14 that I may declare your praises(AY)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(AZ)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(BA)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(BB)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(BC)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[j](BD)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(BE)
    all the nations that forget God.(BF)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(BG) of the afflicted(BH) will never perish.

19 Arise,(BI) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(BJ)
    let the nations be judged(BK) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(BL) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(BM)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  2. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  4. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  5. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  6. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  7. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
  8. 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.
  9. Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
  10. 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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