Psalm 9

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³ When my enemies turn back,
    they will stumble and perish before you.
⁴ For you have brought about justice for me and my cause;
    you sit on the throne judging righteously.
⁵ You rebuked the nations,
    you destroyed the wicked,
        you wiped out their name forever and ever.
⁶ The enemy has perished,
    reduced to ruins forever.
You uprooted their cities,
    the very memory of them vanished.

⁷ But the Lord sits on his throne^[c] forever;
    his throne is established for judgment.
⁸ He will judge the world righteously
    and make just decisions for the people.

⁹ The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
    a refuge in times of distress.
¹⁰ Those who know your name will trust you,
    for you have not forsaken those who seek you, Lord.

¹¹ Sing praises to the Lord who dwells in Zion;
    declare his mighty deeds among the peoples.
¹² As an avenger of blood, he remembers them;
    he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

¹³ Be gracious to me, Lord,
    take note of my affliction,
        because of those who hate me.
You snatch me away from the gates of death,
¹⁴ so I may declare everything for which you should be praised^[d]
in the gates of the daughter of Zion,^[e]
    so I will rejoice in your deliverance.

¹⁵ The nations have sunk down into the pit they made,
    their feet are ensnared in the trap^[f] they set.
¹⁶ The Lord has made himself known,
    executing judgment.
The wicked are ensnared
    by what their hands have made.
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¹⁷ The wicked will turn back to where the dead are^[h]—
    all the nations that have forgotten God.
¹⁸ For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor,
    nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
¹⁹ Rise up, Lord,
    do not let man prevail!
        The nations will be judged in your presence.
²⁰ Make them afraid, Lord,
    Let the nations know that they are only human.^[i]
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