Psalms 9
The psalmist expresses gratitude to God for his deliverance from enemies and for upholding justice. God judges the world with equity and is a refuge for the poor and oppressed. The psalmist asks for mercy and salvation, and notes that the wicked will be punished for their own evil deeds. The psalm concludes with a call for God to rise up and establish justice, and for the Gentiles to recognize God's power.
Unto the end. For the secrets of the Son. A Psalm of David. I will confess to you, Lord, with my whole heart. I will recount all your wondersI will rejoice and exult in you. I will sing a psalm to your name, O Most HighFor my enemy will be turned back. They will be weakened and perish before your faceFor you have accomplished my judgment and my cause. You have sat upon the throne that judges justiceYou have rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious one has perished. You have deleted their name in eternity and for all generationsThe spears of the enemy have failed in the end, and their cities, you have destroyed. Their memory has perished with a loud noiseBut the Lord remains in eternity. He has prepared his throne in judgmentAnd he will judge the whole world in equity. He will judge the people in justiceAnd the Lord has become a refuge for the poor, a helper in opportunity, in tribulationAnd may they hope in you, who know your name. For you have not abandoned those seeking you, LordSing a psalm to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Announce his study among the GentilesBecause of those who yearned for their blood, he has remembered them. He has not forgotten the cry of the poorHave mercy on me, Lord. See my humiliation from my enemiesYou lift me up from the gates of death, so that I may announce all your praises at the gates of the daughter of ZionI will exult in your salvation. The Gentiles have become trapped in the ruin that they made. Their foot has been caught in the same snare that they themselves had hiddenThe Lord will be recognized when making judgments. The sinner has been caught in the works of his own handsThe sinners will be turned into Hell: all the Gentiles who have forgotten GodFor the poor will not be forgotten in the end. The patience of the poor will not perish in the endRise up, Lord: do not let man be strengthened. Let the Gentiles be judged in your sightO Lord, establish a lawgiver over them, so that the Gentiles may know that they are only men
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