1.9 KiB
Psalm 9Celebration of God's Justice
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I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works.
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I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High.
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When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you.
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For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.
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You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever.
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The enemy has come to eternal ruin; you have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished.
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But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
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And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.
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The Lord is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble.
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Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord.
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Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations.
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For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
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Be gracious to me, Lord; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death,
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so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion.
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The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
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The Lord has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands.Higgaion. Selah
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The wicked will return to Sheol-- all the nations that forget God.
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For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.
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Rise up, Lord! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence.
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Put terror in them, Lord; let the nations know they are only humans.Selah