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Thanksgiving for Victory

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart.
    I will tell all the miracles you have done.
I will be happy because of you;
    God Most High, I will sing praises to your name.

My enemies turn back;
    they are overwhelmed and die because of you.
You have heard my complaint;
    you sat on your throne and judged by what was right.
You spoke strongly against the foreign nations and destroyed the wicked;
    you wiped out their names forever and ever.
The enemy is gone forever.
    You destroyed their cities;
    no one even remembers them.

But the Lord rules forever.
    He sits on his throne to judge,
and he will judge the world in fairness;
    he will decide what is fair for the nations.
The Lord defends those who suffer;
    he defends them in times of trouble.
10 Those who know the Lord trust him,
    because he will not leave those who come to him.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who is king on Mount Zion.
    Tell the nations what he has done.
12 He remembers who the murderers are;
    he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.
13 Lord, have mercy on me.
    See how my enemies hurt me.
    Do not let me go through the gates of death.
14 Then, at the gates of Jerusalem, I will praise you;
    I will rejoice because you saved me.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug.
    Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.
16 The Lord has made himself known by his fair decisions;
    the wicked get trapped by what they do. Higgaion. Selah

17 Wicked people will go to the grave,
    and so will all those who forget God.
18 But those who have troubles will not be forgotten.
    The hopes of the poor will never die.

19 Lord, rise up and judge the nations.
    Don’t let people think they are strong.
20 Teach them to fear you, Lord.
    The nations must learn that they are only human. Selah

Psalm 9[a][b]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;(A)
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(B)
I will be glad and rejoice(C) in you;
    I will sing the praises(D) of your name,(E) O Most High.

My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
For you have upheld my right(F) and my cause,(G)
    sitting enthroned(H) as the righteous judge.(I)
You have rebuked the nations(J) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(K) for ever and ever.
Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(L)
    even the memory of them(M) has perished.

The Lord reigns forever;(N)
    he has established his throne(O) for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness(P)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(Q)
The Lord is a refuge(R) for the oppressed,(S)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(T)
10 Those who know your name(U) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(V) those who seek you.(W)

11 Sing the praises(X) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(Y)
    proclaim among the nations(Z) what he has done.(AA)
12 For he who avenges blood(AB) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(AC)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(AD) persecute me!
    Have mercy(AE) and lift me up from the gates of death,(AF)
14 that I may declare your praises(AG)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(AH)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(AI)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(AJ)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(AK)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[c](AL)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(AM)
    all the nations that forget God.(AN)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(AO) of the afflicted(AP) will never perish.

19 Arise,(AQ) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(AR)
    let the nations be judged(AS) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(AT) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(AU)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
  2. Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
  3. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.