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Psalms 9
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1For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son.
1For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wonderful works.
2I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works.
2I will be glad and exult in you: I will sing to your name, O you Most High.
3I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High.
3When my enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at your presence.
4When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.
4For you have maintained my cause and my right; you sat on the throne, that judge righteousness.
5For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness.
5You have rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; you have blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
6Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.
6The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and you have destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
7The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,
7but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
8but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.
8And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
9And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
9The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
10The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
10And let them that know your name hope in you: for you, O Lord, have not failed them that diligently seek you.
11And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.
11Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.
12Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.
12For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
13For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
13Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of my enemies, you that lift me up from the gates of death:
14Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14that I may declare all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in your salvation.
15that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.
15The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
16The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken .
16The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause.
17The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause.
17Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God.
18Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God.
18For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.
19For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.
19Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before you.
20Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.
20Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause. (Psalm 9a)
21Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.
21Why stand you afar off, O Lord? [why] do you overlook [us] in times of need, in affliction?
22Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? [why] dost thou overlook [us] in times of need, in affliction?
22While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: [the wicked] are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine.
23While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: [the wicked] are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine.
23Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.
24Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.
24The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after [him]: God is not before him.
25The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after [him]: God is not before him.
25His ways are profane at all times; your judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.
26His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.
26For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, [continuing] without evil from generation to generation.
27For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, [continuing] without evil from generation to generation.
27Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.
28Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.
28He lies in wait with rich [men] in secret places, in order to kill the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor.
29He lies in wait with rich [men] in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor .
29He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him [after him]: he will bring him down in his snare.
30He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him [after him]: he will bring him down in his snare.
30He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor.
31He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor.
31For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look.
32For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look.
32Arise, O Lord God; let your hand be lifted up: forget not the poor.
33Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor.
33Therefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require [it].
34Wherefore has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require [it].
34You see [it]; for you do observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into your hands: the poor has been left to you; you were a helper to the orphan.
35Thou seest [it]; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan.
35Break you the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found.
36Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for , and shall not be found.
36The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: you⌃ Gentiles shall perish out his land.
37The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out of his land.
37The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: your ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart;
38The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart;
38to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth.