Psalm 9-11

New International Version

Psalm 9^[a]^[b]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

¹I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;^(A)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.^(B)
²I will be glad and rejoice^(C) in you;
I will sing the praises^(D) of your name,^(E) O Most High.

³My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
⁴For you have upheld my right^(F) and my cause,^(G)
    sitting enthroned^(H) as the righteous judge.^(I)
⁵You have rebuked the nations^(J) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(K) for ever and ever.
⁶Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;^(L)
    even the memory of them^(M) has perished.

⁷The Lord reigns forever;^(N)
    he has established his throne^(O) for judgment.
⁸He rules the world in righteousness^(P)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(Q)
⁹The Lord is a refuge^(R) for the oppressed,^(S)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(T)
¹⁰Those who know your name^(U) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken^(V) those who seek you.^(W)

¹¹Sing the praises^(X) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;^(Y)
proclaim among the nations^(Z) what he has done.^(AA)
¹²For he who avenges blood^(AB) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.^(AC)

¹³Lord, see how my enemies^(AD) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(AE) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(AF)
¹⁴that I may declare your praises^(AG)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,^(AH)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.^(AI)

¹⁵The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;^(AJ)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.^(AK)
¹⁶The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[c]^(AL)
¹⁷The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(AM)
    all the nations that forget God.^(AN)
¹⁸But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(AO) of the afflicted^(AP) will never perish.

¹⁹Arise,^(AQ) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;^(AR)
let the nations be judged^(AS) in your presence.
²⁰Strike them with terror,^(AT) Lord;
let the nations know they are only mortal.^(AU)

Psalm 10^[d]

¹Why, Lord, do you stand far off?^(AV)
Why do you hide yourself^(AW) in times of trouble?

²In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(AX)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³He boasts^(AY) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(AZ)
⁴In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(BA)
⁵His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[e] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
⁶He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”^(BB)

⁷His mouth is full^(BC) of lies and threats;^(BD)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(BE)
⁸He lies in wait^(BF) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(BG)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
⁹    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(BH)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(BI)
¹⁰His victims are crushed,^(BJ) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(BK)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(BL)

¹²Arise,^(BM) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(BN) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(BO)
¹³Why does the wicked man revile God?^(BP)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?^(BQ)
¹⁴But you, God, see the trouble^(BR) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;^(BS)
    you are the helper^(BT) of the fatherless.
¹⁵Break the arm of the wicked man;^(BU)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

¹⁶The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(BV)
    the nations^(BW) will perish from his land.
¹⁷You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(BX)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(BY)
¹⁸defending the fatherless^(BZ) and the oppressed,^(CA)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

Psalm 11

For the director of music. Of David.

¹In the Lord I take refuge.^(CB)
    How then can you say to me:
    “Flee^(CC) like a bird to your mountain.^(CD)
²For look, the wicked bend their bows;^(CE)
    they set their arrows^(CF) against the strings
to shoot from the shadows^(CG)
    at the upright in heart.^(CH)
³When the foundations^(CI) are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”

⁴The Lord is in his holy temple;^(CJ)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.^(CK)
He observes everyone on earth;^(CL)
    his eyes examine^(CM) them.
⁵The Lord examines the righteous,^(CN)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(CO)
⁶On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(CP)
    a scorching wind^(CQ) will be their lot.

⁷For the Lord is righteous,^(CR)
he loves justice;^(CS)
the upright^(CT) will see his face.^(CU)

Footnotes

Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.
Psalm 10:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from

Galatians 3

New International Version

Faith or Works of the Law

3 You foolish^(A) Galatians!^(B) Who has bewitched you?^(C) Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.^(D) ²I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit^(E) by the works of the law,^(F) or by believing what you heard?^(G) ³Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?^[a] ⁴Have you experienced^[b] so much in vain—if it really was in vain? ⁵So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles^(H) among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?^(I) ⁶So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”^[c]^(J)

⁷Understand, then, that those who have faith^(K) are children of Abraham.^(L) ⁸Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”^[d]^(M) ⁹So those who rely on faith^(N) are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.^(O)

¹⁰For all who rely on the works of the law^(P) are under a curse,^(Q) as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”^[e]^(R) ¹¹Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,^(S) because “the righteous will live by faith.”^[f]^(T) ¹²The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”^[g]^(U) ¹³Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law^(V) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”^[h]^(W) ¹⁴He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus,^(X) so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.^(Y)

The Law and the Promise

¹⁵Brothers and sisters,^(Z) let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. ¹⁶The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.^(AA) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”^[i]^(AB) meaning one person, who is Christ. ¹⁷What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years^(AC) later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. ¹⁸For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise;^(AD) but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.

¹⁹Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions^(AE) until the Seed^(AF) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels^(AG) and entrusted to a mediator.^(AH) ²⁰A mediator,^(AI) however, implies more than one party; but God is one.

²¹Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!^(AJ) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.^(AK) ²²But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin,^(AL) so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Children of God

²³Before the coming of this faith,^[j] we were held in custody^(AM) under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.^(AN) ²⁴So the law was our guardian until Christ came^(AO) that we might be justified by faith.^(AP) ²⁵Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.^(AQ)

²⁶So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God^(AR) through faith, ²⁷for all of you who were baptized into Christ^(AS) have clothed yourselves with Christ.^(AT) ²⁸There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free,^(AU) nor is there male and female,^(AV) for you are all one in Christ Jesus.^(AW) ²⁹If you belong to Christ,^(AX) then you are Abraham’s seed,^(AY) and heirs^(AZ) according to the promise.^(BA)

Footnotes

Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Galatians 3:4 Or suffered
Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6
Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18
Galatians 3:10 Deut. 27:26
Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4
Galatians 3:12 Lev. 18:5
Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23
Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7
Galatians 3:23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus … ²³Before faith came