Chapter 9
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מוּת לַבֵּן מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽדFor the leader; ʻalmuth labben. A psalm of David.
2אוֹדֶה יְהֹוָה בְּכׇל־לִבִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כׇּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָI will praise You, ETERNAL One, with all my heart; I will tell all Your wonders.
3אֶשְׂמְחָה וְאֶעֶלְצָה בָךְ אֲזַמְּרָה שִׁמְךָ עֶלְיֽוֹןI will rejoice and exult in You, singing a hymn to Your name, O Most High.
4בְּשׁוּב־אוֹיְבַי אָחוֹר יִכָּשְׁלוּ וְיֹאבְדוּ מִפָּנֶֽיךָWhen my enemies retreat, they stumble to their doom at Your presence.
5כִּֽי־עָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִי וְדִינִי יָשַׁבְתָּ לְכִסֵּא שׁוֹפֵט צֶֽדֶקFor You uphold my right and claim, enthroned as righteous judge.
6גָּעַרְתָּ גוֹיִם אִבַּדְתָּ רָשָׁע שְׁמָם מָחִיתָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽדYou blast the nations; You destroy the wicked; You blot out their name forever.
7הָֽאוֹיֵב תַּמּוּ חֳרָבוֹת לָנֶצַח וְעָרִים נָתַשְׁתָּ אָבַד זִכְרָם הֵֽמָּהThe enemy is no more— ruins everlasting; You have torn down their cities; their very names are lost.
8וַֽיהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם יֵשֵׁב כּוֹנֵן לַמִּשְׁפָּט כִּסְאֽוֹBut GOD, whose throne is set up for judgment, abides forever;
9וְהוּא יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק יָדִין לְאֻמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽיםit is [God] who judges the world with righteousness, rules the peoples with equity.
10וִיהִי יְהֹוָה מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ מִשְׂגָּב לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽהGOD is a haven for the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.
11וְיִבְטְחוּ בְךָ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶךָ כִּי לֹֽא־עָזַבְתָּ דֹרְשֶׁיךָ יְהֹוָֽהThose who know Your name trust You, for You do not abandon those who turn to You, O ETERNAL One.
12זַמְּרוּ לַיהֹוָה יֹשֵׁב צִיּוֹן הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיוSing a hymn to the ETERNAL, who reigns in Zion; declare God’s deeds among the peoples.
13כִּֽי־דֹרֵשׁ דָּמִים אוֹתָם זָכָר לֹֽא־שָׁכַח צַעֲקַת (עניים) [עֲנָוִֽים]For [God] does not ignore the cry of the afflicted; the One who requites bloodshed is mindful of them.
14חָֽנְנֵנִי יְהֹוָה רְאֵה עׇנְיִי מִשֹּׂנְאָי מְרוֹמְמִי מִשַּׁעֲרֵי מָֽוֶתHave mercy on me, O ETERNAL One; see my affliction at the hands of my foes, You who lift me from the gates of death,
15לְמַעַן אֲסַפְּרָה כׇּֽל־תְּהִלָּתֶיךָ בְּשַׁעֲרֵי בַת־צִיּוֹן אָגִילָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָso that in the gates of Fair Zion I might tell all Your praise, I might exult in Your deliverance.
16טָבְעוּ גוֹיִם בְּשַׁחַת עָשׂוּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־זוּ טָמָנוּ נִלְכְּדָה רַגְלָֽםThe nations sink in the pit they have made; their own foot is caught in the net they have hidden.
17נוֹדַע יְהֹוָה מִשְׁפָּט עָשָׂה בְּפֹעַל כַּפָּיו נוֹקֵשׁ רָשָׁע הִגָּיוֹן סֶֽלָהGOD is known, having worked judgment; the wicked are snared by their own devices. Higgaion. Selah.
18יָשׁוּבוּ רְשָׁעִים לִשְׁאוֹלָה כׇּל־גּוֹיִם שְׁכֵחֵי אֱלֹהִֽיםLet the wicked be in Sheol, all the nations who ignore God!
19כִּי לֹא לָנֶצַח יִשָּׁכַח אֶבְיוֹן תִּקְוַת (ענוים) [עֲנִיִּים] תֹּאבַד לָעַֽדNot always shall the needy be ignored, nor the hope of the afflicted forever lost.
20קוּמָה יְהֹוָה אַל־יָעֹז אֱנוֹשׁ יִשָּׁפְטוּ גוֹיִם עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָRise, O ETERNAL One! Let not mortals have power; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
21שִׁיתָה יְהֹוָה מוֹרָה לָהֶם יֵדְעוּ גוֹיִם אֱנוֹשׁ הֵמָּה סֶּֽלָהStrike fear into them, O ETERNAL One; let the nations know they are only mortals. Selah.