Psalm 9

1 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds.ISV — Psalm 9:1

2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High!ISV — Psalm 9:2

3 When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you.ISV — Psalm 9:3

4 For you have brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously.ISV — Psalm 9:4

5 You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out their name forever and ever.ISV — Psalm 9:5

6 The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished.ISV — Psalm 9:6

7 But the LORD sits on his throne ^{c9:7 The Heb. lacks on his throne} forever; his throne is established for judgment.ISV — Psalm 9:7

8 He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people.ISV — Psalm 9:8

9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress.ISV — Psalm 9:9

10 Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD.ISV — Psalm 9:10

11 Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the peoples.ISV — Psalm 9:11

12 As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.ISV — Psalm 9:12

13 Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death,ISV — Psalm 9:13

14 so I may declare everything for which you should be praised ^{d9:14 Lit. declare all your praise} in the gates of the daughter of Zion, ^{e9:14 i.e. Jerusalem} so I will rejoice in your deliverance.ISV — Psalm 9:14

15 The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap ^{f9:15 Lit. net} they set.ISV — Psalm 9:15

16 The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude ^{g9:16 Heb. Higgaion Selah}ISV — Psalm 9:16

17 The wicked will turn back to where the dead are ^{h9:17 Lit. to Sheol; a reference to the realm of the dead} — all the nations that have forgotten God.ISV — Psalm 9:17

18 For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.ISV — Psalm 9:18

19 Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence.ISV — Psalm 9:19

20 Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. ^{i9:20 Or men} InterludeISV — Psalm 9:20