Psalms 9

9[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune "Death of the Son"] I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.H5329H4192H1121H4210H1732H3034H3068H3820H5608H63812I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.H8055H5970H2167H8034H59453My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared.H341H7725H268H3782H6H64404For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness.H6213H4941H1779H3427H3678H8199H66645You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.H1605H1471H6H7563H4229H8034H5769H57036The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.H341H2723H5331H8552H5428H6145H5892H2143H6H19927But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.H3068H3427H5769H3559H3678H49418He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.H8199H8398H6664H1777H3816H43399The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.H3068H4869H1790H4869H6256H686910Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.H3045H8034H982H3068H5800H187511Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem

. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.H2167H3068H3427H6726H5046H5971H594912For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.H1875H1818H2142H7911H6818H6035H604113LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.H2603H3068H7200H6040H8130H7311H8179H419414Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.H5608H8416H8179H1323H6726H1523H344415The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.H1471H2883H7845H6213H7568H2098H2934H7272H392016The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude

H3068H3045H4941H6213H7563H5367H6467H3709H1902H554217The wicked will go down to the grave

. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.H7563H7725H7585H1471H7913H43018But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.H34H5331H7911H8615H6041H6035H6H570319Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!H6965H3068H582H5810H1471H8199H644020Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. InterludeH7896H4172H4172H3068H1471H3045H582H5542