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Psalm 8:5-9:18
English Standard Version
Psalm 8:5-9:18
English Standard Version
5 Yet you have made him a little lower than (A)the heavenly beings[a]
and crowned him with (B)glory and honor.
6 You have given him (C)dominion over the works of your hands;
(D)you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds
[b] To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.[c] A Psalm of David.
9 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your (E)wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and (F)exult in you;
I will (G)sing praise to your name, (H)O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back,
they stumble and perish before[d] your presence.
4 For you have (I)maintained my just cause;
you have (J)sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
5 You have (K)rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish;
you have (L)blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins;
their cities you rooted out;
the very memory of them has perished.
7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
he has established his throne for justice,
8 and he (M)judges the world with righteousness;
he (N)judges the peoples with uprightness.
9 The Lord is (O)a stronghold for (P)the oppressed,
a stronghold in (Q)times of trouble.
10 And those who (R)know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who (S)sits enthroned in Zion!
Tell among the peoples his (T)deeds!
12 For he who (U)avenges blood is mindful of them;
he (V)does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 (W)Be gracious to me, O Lord!
See my affliction from those who hate me,
O you who lift me up from (X)the gates of death,
14 that I may recount all your praises,
that in the gates of (Y)the daughter of Zion
I may (Z)rejoice in your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk in (AA)the pit that they made;
in (AB)the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made himself (AC)known; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion.[e] Selah
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
and (AF)the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:5 Or than God; Septuagint than the angels
- Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they form one psalm
- Psalm 9:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 9:3 Or because of
- Psalm 9:16 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 8:5-9:18
New International Version
Psalm 8:5-9:18
New International Version
5 You have made them[a] a little lower than the angels[b](A)
and crowned them[c] with glory and honor.(B)
6 You made them rulers(C) over the works of your hands;(D)
you put everything under their[d] feet:(E)
7 all flocks and herds,(F)
and the animals of the wild,(G)
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,(H)
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!(I)
Psalm 9[e][f]
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;(J)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(K)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(L) in you;
I will sing the praises(M) of your name,(N) O Most High.
3 My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(O) and my cause,(P)
sitting enthroned(Q) as the righteous judge.(R)
5 You have rebuked the nations(S) and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name(T) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;(U)
even the memory of them(V) has perished.
7 The Lord reigns forever;(W)
he has established his throne(X) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(Y)
and judges the peoples with equity.(Z)
9 The Lord is a refuge(AA) for the oppressed,(AB)
a stronghold in times of trouble.(AC)
10 Those who know your name(AD) trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken(AE) those who seek you.(AF)
11 Sing the praises(AG) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(AH)
proclaim among the nations(AI) what he has done.(AJ)
12 For he who avenges blood(AK) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(AL)
13 Lord, see how my enemies(AM) persecute me!
Have mercy(AN) and lift me up from the gates of death,(AO)
14 that I may declare your praises(AP)
in the gates of Daughter Zion,(AQ)
and there rejoice in your salvation.(AR)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(AS)
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(AT)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[g](AU)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(AV)
all the nations that forget God.(AW)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope(AX) of the afflicted(AY) will never perish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:5 Or him
- Psalm 8:5 Or than God
- Psalm 8:5 Or him
- Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
- 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.
- Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
- 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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