‏ Psalms 9

Celebration of God’s Justice

1For the choir director: according to Muth-labben.
Perhaps a musical term
A Davidic psalm.

I will thank
Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.
Yahweh with all my heart;
I will declare all Your wonderful works. c
2 I will rejoice and boast about You; d
I will sing about Your name,
Most High: The Hebrew word is Elyon. It is often used with other names of God, such as El (God) or Yahweh (Lord); it is used to refer to God as the supreme being.
Most High. f

3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before You. g
4 For You have upheld my just cause;
Lit my justice and my cause
,
i
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge. j
5 You have rebuked the nations: k
You have destroyed the wicked; l
You have erased their name forever and ever. m
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished. n

7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever; o
He has established His throne for judgment. p
8 He judges the world with righteousness;
He executes judgment on the nations with fairness. q
9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble. r
10 Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh. s

11 Sing to the Lord, who dwells in
Zion: Originally a term for the fortified section of Jerusalem and then, by extension, used for the temple and the city of Jerusalem both in the present time and in the future
Zion; u
proclaim His deeds among the nations. v
12 For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them; w
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. x

13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. y
Lift me up from the gates of death, z
14 so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation aa
within the gates of Daughter Zion.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. ab
16 The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice, ac
striking down
Or justice, snaring
the wicked
LXX, Aq, Syr, Tg read justice, the wicked is trapped

by the work of their hands. af
Higgaion: Perhaps a musical notation, a device denoting a pause in an instrumental interlude, or a murmuring harp tone
Higgaion.
Selah: A Hebrew word whose meaning is uncertain; various interpretations include: (1) a musical notation, (2) a pause for silence, (3) a signal for worshipers to fall prostrate on the ground, (4) a term for the worshipers to call out, and (5) a word meaning "forever"
Selah


17 The wicked will return to
Sheol: A Hebrew word for either the grave or the realm of the dead
Sheol aj
all the nations that forget God. ak
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted
Alt Hb tradition reads humble
will not perish forever. am

19 Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence. an
20 Put terror in them, Lord; ao
let the nations know they are only men. ap ,
Selah: A Hebrew word whose meaning is uncertain; various interpretations include: (1) a musical notation, (2) a pause for silence, (3) a signal for worshipers to fall prostrate on the ground, (4) a term for the worshipers to call out, and (5) a word meaning "forever"

Selah

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