Psalm 9
New Catholic Bible
Psalms 9–10[a]
Psalm 9[b]
Thanksgiving for the Triumph of Justice
1 For the director.[c] According to Muth Labben. A psalm of David.
2 I will offer praise to you, O Lord,
with my whole heart;
I will recount all your wondrous deeds.[d]
3 I will rejoice and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name,[e] O Most High.
4 For my enemies have turned back;
in your presence they stumble and perish.
5 But you have upheld my just cause,
you who are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.
6 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked,
erasing their name forever and ever.
7 The enemies have suffered endless ruin;
their cities have been utterly destroyed,
and not even their memory remains.
8 The Lord is enthroned forever;
he has established his throne for judgment.
9 He governs the world in righteousness
and judges the peoples with equity.
10 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of distress.
11 Those who revere your name place their trust in you,
for you never abandon those who seek you, O Lord.
12 Sing praise to the Lord enthroned in Zion;[f]
proclaim to the nations his wondrous deeds.
13 For the avenger of blood remembers them;
he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
14 Have mercy on me, O Lord;
behold how my enemies afflict me,
you who save me from the gates of death.
15 Then I will recount all your praises
and rejoice in your salvation
at the gates of the Daughter of Zion.[g]
16 [h]The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their feet have been caught in the snare they laid.
17 The Lord has made himself known and rendered judgment;
the wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion,[i] Selah
18 The wicked will depart into the netherworld,
all the nations that turned away from God.
19 But the needy will not be forgotten forever,
nor will the hope of the afflicted ever come to naught.
20 Rise up, O Lord! Do not let man triumph;
let the nations be judged before you.
21 Strike them with fear, O Lord;
let the nations know that they are mere mortals. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 9:1 In these psalms we are perhaps in the period of the return from the Exile, toward the end of the sixth century; the foreign occupiers and the people who had remained in Palestine regarded returning deportees as intruders and they mistreated them. This is the first alphabetical psalm; in the Masoretic Text it is divided into two psalms, while in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate Psalms 9 and 10 constitute one psalm. This accounts for the difference in the numbering of the psalms in these versions.
- Psalm 9:1 is predominantly praise of God for his royal blessings and glories, including deliverance from hostile nations, concluding with a short prayer for God’s continuing righteous judgments (see v. 5) on the nations.
- Psalm 9:1 For the director: these words are thought to be a musical or liturgical notation. According to Muth Labben: nothing is known about these words.
- Psalm 9:2 The praise rendered to the Lord by the psalmists in the Psalter is customarily public praise for his goodness and glory as well as the saving acts he has performed on behalf of his people. Some have described such praise as the forerunner of the Gospel preaching in the New Testament. See also note on Ps 7:18.
- Psalm 9:3 Name: see note on Ps 5:12.
- Psalm 9:12 Enthroned in Zion: the Lord is enthroned not only in heaven (see Pss 2:4; 113:5) but also on earth—in the temple of Jerusalem from which he rules the world (see note on Ps 2:6; see also Ps 132:13).
- Psalm 9:15 Daughter of Zion: a personification of Jerusalem and its inhabitants in accord with ancient Near Eastern practice (see Pss 45:12; 137:8).
- Psalm 9:16 Under the Lord’s just rule and in accord with the law of talion (see Ex 21:23-25; Lev 24:19f; Deut 19:21), the wicked who attack others are punished by the very actions they perform (see Ps 7:16). But the needy (v. 19), those who are attacked, will be saved by their trust in the Lord. Thus, God’s honor and glory are vindicated when he judges and punishes the wicked.
- Psalm 9:17 Higgaion: probably a musical notation.
Salmos 9
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Al director musical. Sígase la tonada de «La muerte del hijo». Salmo de David.
Álef
9 Quiero alabarte, Señor, con todo el corazón,
y contar todas tus maravillas.
2 Quiero alegrarme y regocijarme en ti,
y cantar salmos a tu nombre, oh Altísimo.
Bet
3 Mis enemigos retroceden;
tropiezan y perecen ante ti.
4 Porque tú me has hecho justicia, me has vindicado;
tú, juez justo, ocupas tu trono.
Guímel
5 Reprendiste a los paganos, destruiste a los malvados;
¡para siempre borraste su memoria!
6 Desgracia sin fin cayó sobre el enemigo;
arrancaste de raíz sus ciudades,
y hasta su recuerdo se ha desvanecido.
He
7 Pero el Señor reina por siempre;
para emitir juicio ha establecido su trono.
8 Juzgará al mundo con justicia;
gobernará a los pueblos con equidad.
Vav
9 El Señor es refugio de los oprimidos;
es su baluarte en momentos de angustia.
10 En ti confían los que conocen tu nombre,
porque tú, Señor, jamás abandonas a los que te buscan.
Zayin
11 Cantad salmos al Señor, el rey de Sión;
proclamad sus proezas entre las naciones.
12 El vengador de los inocentes[a] se acuerda de ellos;
no pasa por alto el clamor de los afligidos.
Jet
13 Ten compasión de mí, Señor;
mira cómo me afligen los que me odian.
Sácame de las puertas de la muerte,
14 para que en las puertas de Jerusalén[b]
proclame tus alabanzas y me regocije en tu salvación.
Tet
15 Han caído los paganos
en la fosa que han cavado;
sus pies quedaron atrapados
en la red que ellos mismos escondieron.
16 Al Señor se le conoce porque imparte justicia;
el malvado cae en la trampa que él mismo tendió. Higaión. Selah
Yod
17 Bajan al sepulcro los malvados,
todos los paganos que de Dios se olvidan.
Caf
18 Pero el necesitado no será olvidado para siempre,
ni para siempre se perderá la esperanza del pobre.
19 ¡Levántate, Señor!
No dejes que el hombre prevalezca;
¡haz que las naciones comparezcan ante ti!
20 Infúndeles terror, Señor;
¡que los pueblos sepan que son simples mortales! Selah
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