Psalm 9:1-3

New International Version

Psalm 9^[a]^[b]

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

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

³My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.

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Footnotes

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 18:2-3

New International Version

²The Lord is my rock,^(A) my fortress^(B) and my deliverer;^(C)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(D)
my shield^[a]^(E) and the horn^[b] of my salvation,^(F) my stronghold.

³I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(G)
and I have been saved from my enemies.^(H)

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Footnotes

Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.

Psalm 28:2

New International Version

²Hear my cry for mercy^(A)
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands^(B)
toward your Most Holy Place.^(C)

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Psalm 28:2 in all English translations

Psalm 28:6-7

New International Version

⁶Praise be to the Lord,^(A)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.^(B)
⁷The Lord is my strength^(C) and my shield;
    my heart trusts^(D) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,^(E)
    and with my song I praise him.^(F)