Psalms 9

1 For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.⋮

2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!⋮

3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.⋮

4 For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!⋮

5 You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.⋮

6 The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.⋮

7 But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.⋮

8 He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.⋮

9 Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.⋮

10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.⋮

11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.⋮

12 For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.⋮

13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.⋮

14 Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!⋮

15 The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.⋮

16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. Selah⋮

17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.⋮

18 For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.⋮

19 Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.⋮

20 Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. Selah⋮