Psalms 9

¹I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart;

²I will be glad and rejoice in You;

³When my enemies retreat,

⁴For You have upheld my just cause;

⁵You have rebuked the nations;

⁶The enemy has come to eternal ruin,

⁷But the LORD abides forever;

⁸He judges the world with justice;

⁹The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,

¹⁰Those who know Your name trust in You,

¹¹Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion;

¹²For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers;

¹³Be merciful to me, O LORD;

¹⁴that I may declare all Your praises—

¹⁵The nations have fallen into a pit of their making;

¹⁶The LORD is known by the justice He brings;

¹⁷The wicked will return to Sheol—

¹⁸For the needy will not always be forgotten;

¹⁹Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail;

²⁰Lay terror upon them, O LORD;