תהילים ט

For the leader; ʻalmuth labben. Meaning of Heb. uncertain; some mss. and ancient versions, ʻal muth labben, as though “over the death of the son.” A psalm of David.

I will praise You, ETERNAL One, with all my heart;
I will tell all Your wonders.

I will rejoice and exult in You,
singing a hymn to Your name, O Most High.

When my enemies retreat,
they stumble to their doom at Your presence.

For You uphold my right and claim,
enthroned as righteous judge.

You blast the nations;
You destroy the wicked;
You blot out their name forever.

The enemy is no more—
ruins everlasting;
You have torn down their cities;
their very names are lost.

But GOD, whose throne is set up for judgment, abides forever;

it is [God] who judges the world with righteousness,
rules the peoples with equity.

GOD is a haven for the oppressed,
a haven in times of trouble.

Those who know Your name trust You,
for You do not abandon those who turn to You, O ETERNAL One.

Sing a hymn to the ETERNAL, who reigns in Zion;
declare God’s deeds among the peoples.

For [God] does not ignore the cry of the afflicted;
the One who requites bloodshed is mindful of them.

Have mercy on me, O ETERNAL One;
see my affliction at the hands of my foes,
You who lift me from the gates of death,

so that in the gates of Fair Zion
I might tell all Your praise,
I might exult in Your deliverance.

The nations sink in the pit they have made;
their own foot is caught in the net they have hidden.

GOD is known,
having worked judgment;
the wicked are snared by their own devices. Higgaion. Meaning of Heb. uncertain.    Selah.

Let the wicked be in Sheol,
all the nations who ignore God!

Not always shall the needy be ignored,
nor the hope of the afflicted forever lost.

Rise, O ETERNAL One!
Let not mortals have power;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.

Strike fear into them, O ETERNAL One;
let the nations know they are only mortals.    Selah.