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Psalm 8-10
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Psalm 8-10
New Life Version
God’s Shining-Greatness
8 O Lord, our Lord, how great is Your name in all the earth. You have set Your shining-greatness above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of children and babies, You have built up strength because of those who hate You, and to quiet those who fight against You.
3 When I look up and think about Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in their place, 4 what is man, that You think of him, the son of man that You care for him? 5 You made him a little less than the angels and gave him a crown of greatness and honor. 6 You made him to rule over the works of Your hands. You put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and cattle, all the wild animals, 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and all that pass through the sea. 9 O Lord, our Lord, how great is Your name in all the earth!
Thanks to God for the Way He Judges
9 I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart. I will tell of all the great things You have done. 2 I will be glad and full of joy because of You. I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. 3 When those who hate me turn away, they fall and are lost from You. 4 For You have stood by my right actions. You sit on Your throne, and are right in how You judge. 5 You have spoken sharp words to the nations and have destroyed the sinful. You have thrown out their name forever and ever. 6 Those who fight against You are finished forever. You have destroyed their cities. They will be remembered no more. 7 But the Lord lives forever. He has set up His throne to say who is guilty or not. 8 He will punish the world by what is right. He will be fair as He rules the people.
9 The Lord also keeps safe those who suffer. He is a safe place in times of trouble. 10 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You. For You, O Lord, have never left alone those who look for You. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, Who lives in Zion! Tell all the nations what He has done! 12 For He Who punishes for the blood of another remembers them. He does not forget the cry of those who suffer. 13 Have pity on me, O Lord! See how I suffer from those who hate me, You Who have lifted me up from the gates of death, 14 that I may tell of all Your praises in the gates of the people of Zion. There I will be full of joy because You save.
15 The nations have fallen into the hole they have dug. Their own feet have been caught in the net they have hidden. 16 The Lord has made Himself known. He is fair in His Law. The sinful trap themselves by the work of their own hands. 17 The sinful, all the nations that forget God, will be turned back into the grave.
18 But those in need will not always be forgotten. The hope of the poor will not be lost forever. 19 Rise up, O Lord! Do not let man win the fight against You. Let the nations come to You and be judged. 20 Make them afraid, O Lord. Let the nations know they are only men.
Prayer for God to Destroy the Sinful
10 Why do You stand far away, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? 2 The sinful, in their pride, try to catch the weak. Let them be caught in the plans they have made. 3 The sinful man is proud of the desires of his heart. He praises those who want everything but he speaks against the Lord. 4 The sinful man in his pride does not look for God. All his thoughts are that there is no God. 5 His ways always go well for him. Your laws are too high for him to see. He laughs at those who hate him. 6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved. For all time, I will never have trouble.” 7 With his mouth he swears and lies. He makes it hard for other people. Trouble and sin are under his tongue. 8 He lies hidden in the towns, waiting to kill those who are not guilty. His eyes are always watching for the weak. 9 He lies in wait like a hidden lion. He lies in wait to catch the weak, and they become caught in his net. 10 The weak are hurt and they fall. They cannot stand under his strength. 11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten. He has hidden His face and will never see it.”
12 Rise up, O Lord! Lift up Your hand, O God. Do not forget the weak. 13 Why does the sinful man turn away from God? He has said to himself, “You will not ask it of me.” 14 But You have seen it. You look upon trouble and suffering, to take it into Your hands. The suffering man gives himself to You. You are the Helper of the one who has no father. 15 Break the arm of the bad and sinful man. Find out all his sins until You find no more. 16 The Lord is King forever and ever. Those who worship false gods will be taken from the land.
17 O Lord, You have heard the prayers of those who have no pride. You will give strength to their heart, and You will listen to them. 18 In this way, You will do the right thing for those without a father and those who suffer, so that man who is of the earth will no longer make them afraid.
Psalm 8-10
New International Version
Psalm 8-10
New International Version
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)
Psalm 10[k]
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(BP)
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts(BQ) about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(BR)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(BS)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
your laws are rejected by[l] him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(BT)
7 His mouth is full(BU) of lies and threats;(BV)
trouble and evil are under his tongue.(BW)
8 He lies in wait(BX) near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent.(BY)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(BZ)
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(CA)
10 His victims are crushed,(CB) they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(CC)
he covers his face and never sees.”(CD)
12 Arise,(CE) Lord! Lift up your hand,(CF) O God.
Do not forget the helpless.(CG)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(CH)
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?(CI)
14 But you, God, see the trouble(CJ) of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(CK)
you are the helper(CL) of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(CM)
call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(CN)
the nations(CO) will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(CP)
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(CQ)
18 defending the fatherless(CR) and the oppressed,(CS)
so that mere earthly mortals
will never again strike terror.
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
- Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
- 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.
- Psalm 10:1 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 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from
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