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Psalms 9
Berean Standard Bible
Section headings and translator notes come from the publisher; they are reading aids, distinct from the Bible text.
I Will Give Thanks to the LORD
Psalm subtitle:For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.
Verse1I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
Verse2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Verse3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
Verse4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
Verse5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
Verse6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
Verse7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
Verse8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
Verse9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Verse10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Verse11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
Verse12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
Verse13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
Verse14that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
Verse15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Verse16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.Higgaion Selah
Verse17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
Verse18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
Verse19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Verse20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.Selah
Translator notes (2)
- Subtitle: Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the LXX they form one psalm.
- Verse 16: Higgaion Selah or quiet interlude is probably a musical or liturgical term.