Celebration of God’s Justice
For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. A psalm of David.
1 I will thank the Lord with all my heart;
I will declare all your wondrous works. 9:1 1Ch 16:9,24; Ps 26:7; 96:3; 105:2
2 I will rejoice and boast about you; 9:2 Ps 5:11
I will sing about your name, Most High. 9:2 Ps 7:17; 92:1
3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before you. 9:3 Lv 26:37; Ps 27:2; 92:9
4 For you have upheld my just cause; 9:4 1Kg 8:45,49,59; 2Ch 6:35,39
you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge. 9:4 Ps 7:11
5 You have rebuked the nations: 9:5 Is 17:3
You have destroyed the wicked; 9:5 Ps 68:2
you have erased their name forever and ever. 9:5 Zch 13:2
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
you have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished. 9:6 Ps 34:16
7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever; 9:7 Ps 29:10; 102:12; Lm 5:19
he has established his throne for judgment. 9:7 Ps 89:14
8 And he judges the world with righteousness;
he executes judgment on the nations with fairness. 9:8 Ps 96:13; 98:9; Rv 19:11
9 The Lord is a refuge for the persecuted,
a refuge in times of trouble. 9:9 Ps 14:6; Is 14:32
10 Those who know your name trust in you
because you have not abandoned
those who seek you, Lord. 9:10 Ps 37:28; 94:14
11 Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; 9:11 Ps 76:2
proclaim his deeds among the nations. 9:11 1Ch 16:8; Ps 105:1
12 For the one who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them; 9:12 Gn 9:5
he does not forget the cry of the oppressed. 9:12 Ps 12:5; Pr 22:22–23
13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. 9:13 Ps 69:14
Lift me up from the gates of death, 9:13 Ps 30:3; 86:13
14 so that I may declare all your praises.
I will rejoice in your salvation 9:14 1Sm 2:1
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. 9:15 Ps 7:15; 57:6; Pr 28:10
16 The Lord has made himself known;
he has executed justice, 9:16 Is 56:1
snaring the wicked
by the work of their hands. 9:16 Ps 3:7; Is 11:4Higgaion. Selah
17 The wicked will return to Sheol 9:17 Ps 31:17; 49:14; 55:15 —
all the nations that forget God. 9:17 Jb 8:13; Ps 50:22
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the oppressed 9:18 Alt Hb tradition reads humble will not perish forever. 9:18 Ps 12:5; 72:4
19 Rise up, Lord! Do not let mere humans prevail;
let the nations be judged in your presence. 9:19 Ps 82:8; 110:6
20 Put terror in them, Lord; 9:20 Ps 14:5
let the nations know they are only humans. 9:20 Ps 62:9Selah