Psa 9 | HCSB | STEP | For the choir director : according to Muth-labben . A Davidic psalm . I will thank Yahweh with all my heart ; I will declare all Your wonderful works.

‏ Psalms 9

Celebration of God’s Justice

1 For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. ^{▼▼Perhaps a musical term} A Davidic psalm.

I will thank ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh with all my heart;
I will declare all Your wonderful works. ^c
2 I will rejoice and boast about You; ^d
I will sing about Your name, ^{▼▼Most High: The Hebrew word is Elyon. It is often used with other names of God, such as El (God) or Yahweh (Lord); it is used to refer to God as the supreme being.}Most High. ^f

3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before You. ^g
4 For You have upheld my just cause; ^{▼▼Lit my justice and my cause
,} ⁱ
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge. ^j
5 You have rebuked the nations: ^k
You have destroyed the wicked; ^l
You have erased their name forever and ever. ^m
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished. ⁿ

7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever; ^o
He has established His throne for judgment. ^p
8 He judges the world with righteousness;
He executes judgment on the nations with fairness. ^q
9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble. ^r
10 Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh. ^s

11 Sing to the Lord, who dwells in ^{▼▼Zion: Originally a term for the fortified section of Jerusalem and then, by extension, used for the temple and the city of Jerusalem both in the present time and in the future}Zion; ^u
proclaim His deeds among the nations. ^v
12 For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them; ^w
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. ^x

13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. ^y
Lift me up from the gates of death, ^z
14 so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation ^aa
within the gates of Daughter Zion.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. ^ab
16 The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice, ^ac
striking down ^{▼▼Or justice, snaring} the wicked ^{▼▼LXX, Aq, Syr, Tg read justice, the wicked is trapped}
by the work of their hands. ^af
^{▼▼Higgaion: Perhaps a musical notation, a device denoting a pause in an instrumental interlude, or a murmuring harp tone}Higgaion. ^{▼▼Selah: A Hebrew word whose meaning is uncertain; various interpretations include: (1) a musical notation, (2) a pause for silence, (3) a signal for worshipers to fall prostrate on the ground, (4) a term for the worshipers to call out, and (5) a word meaning "forever"}Selah

17 The wicked will return to ^{▼▼Sheol: A Hebrew word for either the grave or the realm of the dead}Sheol ^aj –
all the nations that forget God. ^ak
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted ^{▼▼Alt Hb tradition reads humble} will not perish forever. ^am

19 Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence. ^an
20 Put terror in them, Lord; ^ao
let the nations know they are only men. ^{ap
,} ^{▼▼Selah: A Hebrew word whose meaning is uncertain; various interpretations include: (1) a musical notation, (2) a pause for silence, (3) a signal for worshipers to fall prostrate on the ground, (4) a term for the worshipers to call out, and (5) a word meaning "forever"}
Selah