Psalm 9:9-20
World English Bible
9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed;
a high tower in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name will put their trust in you,
for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion,
and declare among the people what he has done.
12 For he who avenges blood remembers them.
He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh.
See my affliction by those who hate me,
and lift me up from the gates of death,
14 that I may show all of your praise.
I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made.
In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16 Yahweh has made himself known.
He has executed judgment.
The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
17 The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol,[a]
even all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail.
Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Put them in fear, Yahweh.
Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
Footnotes
- 9:17 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Psalm 9:9-20
New International Version
9 The Lord is a refuge(A) for the oppressed,(B)
a stronghold in times of trouble.(C)
10 Those who know your name(D) trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken(E) those who seek you.(F)
11 Sing the praises(G) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(H)
proclaim among the nations(I) what he has done.(J)
12 For he who avenges blood(K) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(L)
13 Lord, see how my enemies(M) persecute me!
Have mercy(N) and lift me up from the gates of death,(O)
14 that I may declare your praises(P)
in the gates of Daughter Zion,(Q)
and there rejoice in your salvation.(R)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(S)
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(T)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](U)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(V)
all the nations that forget God.(W)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope(X) of the afflicted(Y) will never perish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.
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