Psalm 9

9:1

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

9:2

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

9:3

When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

9:4

For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

9:5

You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

9:6

The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

9:7

But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

9:8

He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

9:9

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

9:10

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

9:11

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

9:12

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

9:13

Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

9:14

that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

9:15

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

9:16

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

9:17

The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.

9:18

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

9:19

Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

9:20

Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah