Psalms 9

¹Unto the end. For the secrets of the Son. A Psalm of David

²I will confess to you, Lord, with my whole heart. I will recount all your wonders

³I will rejoice and exult in you. I will sing a psalm to your name, O Most High

⁴For my enemy will be turned back. They will be weakened and perish before your face

⁵For you have accomplished my judgment and my cause. You have sat upon the throne that judges justice

⁶You have rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious one has perished. You have deleted their name in eternity and for all generations

⁷The spears of the enemy have failed in the end, and their cities, you have destroyed. Their memory has perished with a loud noise

⁸But the Lord remains in eternity. He has prepared his throne in judgment

⁹And he will judge the whole world in equity. He will judge the people in justice

¹⁰And the Lord has become a refuge for the poor, a helper in opportunity, in tribulation

¹¹And may they hope in you, who know your name. For you have not abandoned those seeking you, Lord

¹²Sing a psalm to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Announce his study among the Gentiles

¹³Because of those who yearned for their blood, he has remembered them. He has not forgotten the cry of the poor

¹⁴Have mercy on me, Lord. See my humiliation from my enemies

¹⁵You lift me up from the gates of death, so that I may announce all your praises at the gates of the daughter of Zion

¹⁶I will exult in your salvation. The Gentiles have become trapped in the ruin that they made. Their foot has been caught in the same snare that they themselves had hidden

¹⁷The Lord will be recognized when making judgments. The sinner has been caught in the works of his own hands

¹⁸The sinners will be turned into Hell: all the Gentiles who have forgotten God

¹⁹For the poor will not be forgotten in the end. The patience of the poor will not perish in the end

²⁰Rise up, Lord: do not let man be strengthened. Let the Gentiles be judged in your sight

²¹O Lord, establish a lawgiver over them, so that the Gentiles may know that they are only men

²²So then, why, O Lord, have you withdrawn far away? Why have you overlooked us in opportunity, in tribulation

²³While the impious is arrogant, the poor is enflamed. They are held by the counsels that they devise

²⁴For the sinner is praised by the desires of his soul, and the iniquitous is blessed

²⁵The sinner has provoked the Lord; according to the multitude of his wrath, he will not seek him

²⁶God is not before his sight. His ways are stained at all times. Your judgments are removed from his face. He will be master of all his enemies

²⁷For he has said in his heart, “I will not be disturbed: from generation to generation without evil.

²⁸His mouth is full of curses, and bitterness, and deceit. Under his tongue are hardship and sorrow

²⁹He sits in ambush, with resources in hidden places, so that he may execute the innocent

³⁰His eyes catch sight of the poor. He lies in ambush, in hiding like a lion in his den. He lies in ambush, so that he may seize the poor, to seize the poor as he draws him in

³¹With his snare, he will bring him down. He will crouch down and pounce, when he has power over the poor

³²For he has said in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has turned away his face, lest he see to the end.

³³O Lord God, rise up. Let your hand be exalted. Do not forget the poor

³⁴How has the impious one provoked God? For he has said in his heart, “He will not inquire.

³⁵You do see, for you examine hardship and sorrow, so that you may deliver them into your hands. The poor one has been abandoned to you. You will be a helper to the orphan

³⁶Break the arm of the sinner and the malicious. His sin will be sought, and it will not be found

³⁷The Lord shall reign in eternity, even forever and ever. You will perish the Gentiles from his land

³⁸The Lord has heeded the desire of the poor. Your ear has listened to the preparation of their heart

³⁹so as to judge for the orphan and the humble, so that man may no longer presume to magnify himself upon the earth