Psalm 9
Luther Bibel 1545
9 (Ein Psalm Davids, von der schönen Jugend, vorzusingen.) Ich danke dem HERRN von ganzem Herzen und erzähle alle deine Wunder.
2 Ich freue mich und bin fröhlich in dir und lobe deinen Namen, du Allerhöchster,
3 daß du meine Feinde hinter sich getrieben hast; sie sind gefallen und umgekommen vor dir.
4 Denn du führest mein Recht und meine Sache aus; du sitzest auf dem Stuhl, ein rechter Richter.
5 Du schiltst die Heiden und bringst die Gottlosen um; ihren Namen vertilgst du immer und ewiglich.
6 Die Schwerter des Feindes haben ein Ende; die Städte hast du umgekehrt; ihr Gedächtnis ist umgekommen samt ihnen.
7 Der HERR aber bleibt ewiglich; er hat seinen Stuhl bereitet zum Gericht,
8 und er wird den Erdboden recht richten und die Völker regieren rechtschaffen.
9 Und der HERR ist des Armen Schutz, ein Schutz in der Not.
10 Darum hoffen auf dich, die deinen Namen kennen; denn du verlässest nicht, die dich, HERR, suchen.
11 Lobet den HERRN, der zu Zion wohnt; verkündiget unter den Völkern sein Tun!
12 Denn er gedenkt und fragt nach ihrem Blut; er vergißt nicht des Schreiens der Armen.
13 HERR, sei mir gnädig; siehe an mein Elend unter den Feinden, der du mich erhebst aus den Toren des Todes,
14 auf daß ich erzähle all deinen Preis in den Toren der Tochter Zion, daß ich fröhlich sei über deine Hilfe.
15 Die Heiden sind versunken in der Grube, die sie zugerichtet hatten; ihr Fuß ist gefangen in dem Netz, das sie gestellt hatten.
16 So erkennt man, daß der HERR Recht schafft. Der Gottlose ist verstrickt in dem Werk seiner Hände. (Zwischenspiel. Sela.)
17 Ach daß die Gottlosen müßten zur Hölle gekehrt werden, alle Heiden, die Gottes vergessen!
18 Denn er wird des Armen nicht so ganz vergessen, und die Hoffnung der Elenden wird nicht verloren sein ewiglich.
19 HERR, stehe auf, daß die Menschen nicht Oberhand haben; laß alle Heiden vor dir gerichtet werden!
20 Gib ihnen, HERR, einen Meister, daß die Heiden erkennen, daß sie Menschen sind. (Sela.)
Psalm 9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Psalm 9
To the Chief Musician; set for [possibly] soprano voices. A Psalm of David.
1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth (recount and tell aloud) all Your marvelous works and wonderful deeds!
2 I will rejoice in You and be in high spirits; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High!
3 When my enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished before You.
4 For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging righteously.
5 You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy have been cut off and have vanished in everlasting ruins, You have plucked up and overthrown their cities; the very memory of them has perished and vanished.
7 But the Lord shall remain and continue forever; He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.(A)
8 And He will judge the world in righteousness (rightness and equity); He will minister justice to the peoples in uprightness.(B)
9 The Lord also will be a refuge and a high tower for the oppressed, a refuge and a stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation).
10 And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God’s Word and the right of their necessity].(C)
11 Sing praises to the Lord, Who dwells in Zion! Declare among the peoples His doings!
12 For He Who avenges the blood [of His people shed unjustly] remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted (the poor and the humble).
13 Have mercy upon me and be gracious to me, O Lord; consider how I am afflicted by those who hate me, You Who lift me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may show forth (recount and tell aloud) all Your praises! In the gates of the Daughter of Zion I will rejoice in Your salvation and Your saving help.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot caught.
16 The Lord has made Himself known; He executes judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion [meditation]. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
17 The wicked shall be turned back [headlong into premature death] into Sheol (the place of the departed spirits of the wicked), even all the nations that forget or are forgetful of God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the expectation and hope of the meek and the poor shall not perish forever.
19 Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before You.
20 Put them in fear [make them realize their frail nature], O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Psalm 9
Expanded Bible
Thanksgiving for Victory
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
9 I will ·praise [or give thanks to] you, Lord, with all my heart.
I will ·tell [recount] all ·the miracles you have done [your wonderful deeds].
2 I will be happy and rejoice because of you;
God Most High, I will sing praises to your name.
3 My enemies turn back;
they ·are overwhelmed [L stumble] and ·die [perish] ·because of [or before] you.
4 You have ·heard [upheld; maintained] my ·complaint [just cause; or right and my cause];
you sat on your throne and judged ·by what was right [righteously].
5 You ·spoke strongly against the [rebuked; reproved] foreign nations and destroyed the wicked;
you ·wiped out [blotted out; erased] their names forever and ever.
6 The enemy is ·gone [done; a ruin] forever.
You ·destroyed [uprooted] their cities;
·no one even remembers them [L their memory perishes].
7 But the Lord ·rules [is enthroned; L sits] forever.
He ·sits on his throne to judge [L has established his throne for justice/judgment],
8 and he will judge the world ·in fairness [with righteousness];
he will decide what is fair for the ·nations [peoples; 96:10; 98:9].
9 The Lord ·defends [L is a refuge for] those who ·suffer [are oppressed/exploited];
·he defends them [L a refuge] in times of ·trouble [distress].
10 Those who know ·the Lord [L your name] trust ·him [L you],
because ·he [L you] will not ·leave [abandon; forsake] those who ·come to him [L seek you; Deut. 31:6, 8; Matt. 28:20; Heb. 13:5].
11 Sing praises to the Lord who ·is king on Mount [L dwells on] Zion [C the location of the Temple].
Tell ·the nations [L among the peoples] what he has done.
12 ·He remembers who the murderers are [or The one who avenges blood remembers them; C God];
he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.
13 Lord, ·have mercy on [be gracious toward] me.
See how ·my enemies [L those who hate me] ·hurt [afflict; persecute] me.
·Do not let me go through [L Lift me up from] the gates of death.
14 Then, at the gates of ·Jerusalem [the daughter of Zion; C a name of Jerusalem], I will ·praise you [L declare your praises];
I will rejoice ·because you saved me [L in your salvation].
15 The nations have ·fallen [L sunk] into the pit they ·dug [L made].
Their feet are caught in the nets they ·laid [L hid].
16 The Lord has made himself known by ·his fair decisions [L the judgments he has made];
the wicked get trapped by ·what they do [L the deeds of their palms/hands]. ·
17 Wicked people will ·go [L return] to the ·grave [or underworld; L Sheol],
and so will all ·those who [L the nations that] forget God.
18 But those who ·have troubles [are afflicted] will not always be forgotten.
The hopes of the ·poor [oppressed; exploited] will never ·die [perish].
19 Lord, rise up and don’t let people ·think they are strong [L prevail].
Judge the nations in your presence.
20 ·Teach them to fear you [or Strike them with terror; Deut. 4:34; 28:8; 34:12], Lord.
The nations must learn that they are ·only human [mere mortals]. ·
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