For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son.

9:1 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works.

9:2 I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High.

9:3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.

9:4 For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness.

9:5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever.

9:6 The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise,

9:7 but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment.

9:8 And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.

9:9 The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.

9:10 And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations.

9:12 For he remembered them, [in] making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.

9:13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction [which I suffer] of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

9:14 that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.

9:15 The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.

9:16 The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause.

9:17 Let sinners be driven away into Hades, [even] all the nations that forget God.

9:18 For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever.

9:19 Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.

9:20 Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.

To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.

9:1 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

9:3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

9:4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

9:5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

9:6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

9:7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

9:8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

9:9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

9:11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

9:12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

9:13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

9:14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

9:16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

9:18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

9:19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

9:20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.