1.9 KiB
Psalm 9
- I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
- I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
- My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.
- For you have judged in my favor;
from your throne you have judged with fairness.
- You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you have erased their names forever.
- The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;
the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.
- But the LORD reigns forever,
executing judgment from his throne.
- He will judge the world with justice
and rule the nations with fairness.
- The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.
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Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.
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Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem.
Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.
- For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless.
He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.
- LORD, have mercy on me.
See how my enemies torment me.
Snatch me back from the jaws of death.
- Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates,
so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.
- The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
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The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude
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The wicked will go down to the grave.
This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
- But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
- Arise, O LORD!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!
- Make them tremble in fear, O LORD.
Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude