Psalm 9-14

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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.

⁴ The 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.
⁵ The Lord examines the righteous,^(CN)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.^(CO)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;^(CP)
    a scorching wind^(CQ) will be their lot.

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

³ May the Lord silence all flattering lips^(CY)
    and every boastful tongue—^(CZ)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(DA)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

⁵ “Because the poor are plundered^(DB) and the needy groan,^(DC)
    I will now arise,^(DD)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(DE) from those who malign them.”
⁶ And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(DF)
    like silver purified^(DG) in a crucible,^(DH)
    like gold^[h] refined seven times.

⁷ You, Lord, will keep the needy safe^(DI)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,^(DJ)
8 who freely strut^(DK) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

³ Look on me^(DQ) and answer,^(DR) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,^(DS) or I will sleep in death,^(DT)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,^(DU)”
    and my foes will rejoice when I fall.^(DV)

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;^(DW)
    my heart rejoices in your salvation.^(DX)
6 I will sing^(DY) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

² The Lord looks down from heaven^(EB)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(EC)
    any who seek God.^(ED)
3 All have turned away,^(EE) all have become corrupt;^(EF)
    there is no one who does good,^(EG)
    not even one.^(EH)

⁴ Do all these evildoers know nothing?^(EI)

They devour my people^(EJ) as though eating bread;
    they never call on the Lord.^(EK)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    for God is present in the company of the righteous.
⁶ You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is their refuge.^(EL)

⁷ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!^(EM)
    When the Lord restores^(EN) his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!