Psalm 09-10

New International Version

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁷ His mouth is full^(BC) of lies and threats;^(BD)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(BE)
8 He 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)
10 His victims are crushed,^(BJ) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(BK)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(BL)

¹² Arise,^(BM) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(BN) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(BO)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?^(BP)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?^(BQ)
14 But 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.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked man;^(BU)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

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