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To the Overcomer upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.

¶ I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all thy marvellous works.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High

because my enemies are turned back; they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

For thou hast accomplished my judgment and my cause; thou didst sit in the throne judging according to righteousness.

Thou hast reprehended the Gentiles, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and the cities that thou hast destroyed; their memorial is perished with them.

But the LORD shall endure for ever; he has prepared his throne for judgment.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall judge the peoples in uprightness.

The LORD also will be a refuge to the humble, a refuge for the time of trouble.

10 And those that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, O LORD, hast not forsaken those that seek thee.

11 ¶ Sing unto the LORD, he who dwells in Zion; declare among the people his doings.

12 When he makes requirement for blood, he remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the humble.

13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from those that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

14 that I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy saving health.

15 The Gentiles are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid their own foot is taken.

16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he has executed; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion (meditate on this for ever). Selah.

17 The wicked shall be put into Sheol, all the Gentiles that forget God.

18 For the humble shall not always be forgotten: the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.

20 Put fear into them, O LORD: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments

To the Chief Musician. To the tune of [a]“Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
I will be glad and (A)rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, (B)O Most High.

When my enemies turn back,
They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
You have rebuked the [b]nations,
You have destroyed the wicked;
You have (C)blotted out their name forever and ever.

O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has (D)perished.
(E)But the Lord shall endure forever;
He has prepared His throne for judgment.
(F)He shall judge the world in righteousness,
And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

The Lord also will be a (G)refuge[c] for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And those who (H)know Your name will put their trust in You;
For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion!
(I)Declare His deeds among the people.
12 (J)When He avenges blood, He remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the [d]humble.

13 Have mercy on me, O Lord!
Consider my trouble from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may tell of all Your praise
In the gates of [e]the daughter of Zion.
I will (K)rejoice in Your salvation.

15 (L)The [f]nations have sunk down in the pit which they made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
16 The Lord is (M)known by the judgment He executes;
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
(N)Meditation.[g] Selah

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the [h]nations (O)that forget God.
18 (P)For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
(Q)The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord,
Do not let man prevail;
Let the [i]nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord,
That the [j]nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:1 Heb. Muth Labben
  2. Psalm 9:5 Gentiles
  3. Psalm 9:9 Lit. secure height
  4. Psalm 9:12 afflicted
  5. Psalm 9:14 Jerusalem
  6. Psalm 9:15 Gentiles
  7. Psalm 9:16 Heb. Higgaion
  8. Psalm 9:17 Gentiles
  9. Psalm 9:19 Gentiles
  10. Psalm 9:20 Gentiles