10/12/2026
Psalm 9
One should praise God for saving him from the hand of the enemy who stands over and agonizes him, and for His judging each person according to his deeds: the righteous according to their righteousness, and the wicked according to their wickedness.
1For the Conductor, upon the death of Labben, a psalm by David.
2I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
3I will rejoice and exult in You; I will sing to Your Name, O Most High.
4When my enemies retreat, they will stumble and perish from before You.
5You have rendered my judgement and [defended] my cause; You sat on the throne, O righteous Judge.
6You destroyed nations, doomed the wicked, erased their name for all eternity.
7O enemy, your ruins are gone forever, and the cities you have uprooted—their very remembrance is lost.
8But the Lord is enthroned forever, He established His throne for judgement.
9And He will judge the world with justice, He will render judgement to the nations with righteousness.
10The Lord will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
11Those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.
12Sing to the Lord Who dwells in Zion, recount His deeds among the nations.
13For the Avenger of bloodshed is mindful of them; He does not forget the cry of the downtrodden.
14Be gracious to me, O Lord; behold my affliction at the hands of my enemies, You Who raises me from the gates of death,
15so that I may relate all Your praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may exult in Your deliverance.
16The nations sank into the pit that they made; in the net they concealed their foot was caught.
17The Lord became known through the judgement He executed; the wicked one is snared in the work of his own hands; reflect on this always.
18The wicked will return to the grave, all the nations that forget God.
19For not for eternity will the needy be forgotten, nor will the hope of the poor perish forever.
20Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
21Set Your mastery over them, O Lord; let the nations know that they are but frail men, Selah.