Psalms 9
Psalm 9
Celebration of God’s Justice
For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. A psalm of David.
1I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works.23I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High.4
5When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you.6
7For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.8
9You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever.10
11The enemy has come to eternal ruin; you have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished.12
13But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment.14
15And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.16
17The Lord is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble.18
19Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord.20
21Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations.22
23For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.24
25Be gracious to me, Lord; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death,26
27so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion.28
29The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.30
31The Lord has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah32
33The wicked will return to Sheol — all the nations that forget God.34
35For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.36
37Rise up, Lord! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence.38
39Put terror in them, Lord; let the nations know they are only humans.Selah40