PSALM 9

¹For the lead player, ʿalmut laben, a David psalm.

²I acclaim the LORD with all my heart,^ℵ

let me tell of all His wonders.

³Let me rejoice and be glad in You,

let me hymn Your name, Most High,

⁴when my enemies turn back,^ב

when they stumble and perish before You.

⁵For You upheld my justice, my right,

You sat on the throne of the righteous judge.

⁶You rebuked the nations, destroyed the wicked,^ג

their name You wiped out forever.

⁷The enemy—ruins that are gone for all time,^ה

and the towns you smashed, their name is lost.

⁸But the LORD is forever enthroned,

makes His throne for justice unshaken.

⁹And He judges the world in righteousness,

lays down law to the nations in truth.

¹⁰Let the LORD be a fortress for the downcast,^ו

a fortress in times of distress.

¹¹And those who know Your name will trust You,

for You forsook not Your seekers, O LORD.

¹²Hymn to the LORD Who dwells in Zion,^ז

tell among the peoples His deeds.

¹³For the Requiter of blood recalled them,

He forgot not the cry of the lowly.

¹⁴Grant me grace, O LORD,^ח

see my torment by my foes,

You Who raise me from the gates of death.

¹⁵So that I may tell all Your praise

in the gates of the Daughter of Zion.

Let me exult in Your rescue.

¹⁶The nations sank down in the trap that they made,^ט

in the snare that they made their foot was caught.

¹⁷The LORD is known for the justice He did.

By his own handiwork was the wicked ensnared.

higayon

selah

¹⁸The wicked will turn back to Sheol,^י

All the nations forgetful of God.

¹⁹For not forever will the poor man be forgotten,^כ

the hope of the lowly not lost forever.

²⁰Arise, O LORD, let not man flaunt his strength,

let nations be judged in Your presence.

²¹O LORD, put fear upon them,

let the nations know they are mortal.

selah