Psalm 9 - Conservative English Version

¹ (A psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune "The Death of the Son.") I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart and tell about the wonders you have worked.

² God Most High, I will rejoice; I will celebrate and sing because of you.

³ When my enemies face you, they run away and stumble and are destroyed.

⁴ You take your seat as judge, and your fair decisions prove that I was in the right.

⁵ You warn the nations and destroy evil people; you wipe out their names forever and ever.

⁶ Our enemies are destroyed completely for all time. Their cities are torn down, and they will never be remembered again.

⁷ You rule forever, LORD, and you are on your throne, ready for judgment.

⁸ You judge the world fairly and treat all nations with justice.

⁹ The poor can run to you because you are a fortress in times of trouble.

¹⁰ Everyone who honors your name can trust you, because you are faithful to all who depend on you.

¹¹ You rule from Zion, LORD, and we sing about you to let the nations know everything you have done.

¹² You did not forget to punish the guilty or listen to the cries of those in need.

¹³ Please have mercy, LORD! My enemies mistreat me. Keep me from the gates that lead to death,

¹⁴ and I will sing about you at the gate to Zion. I will be happy there because you rescued me.

¹⁵ Our LORD, the nations fell into their own pits, and their feet were caught in their own traps.

¹⁶ You showed what you are like, and you made certain that justice is done, but evil people are trapped by their own evil deeds.

¹⁷ The wicked will go down to the world of the dead to be with those nations that forgot about you.

¹⁸ The poor and the homeless won't always be forgotten and without hope.

¹⁹ Do something, LORD! Don't let the nations win. Make them stand trial in your court of law.

²⁰ Make the nations afraid and let them all discover just how weak they are.