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Psalms Chapter 9 (WEB)

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Psalms 9: The LORD a Refuge for the Oppressed
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1 > I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

3 When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish in your presence.

4 For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

5 You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.

6 The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.

7 But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

8 He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; A high tower in times of trouble.

10 Those who know your name will put their trust in you, For you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, And declare among the people what he has done.

12 For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.

13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, And lift me up from the gates of death;

14 That I may show forth all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation.

15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

16 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

17 The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

19 Arise, Yahweh! Don't let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.

20 Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the psalmist praising God for in Psalms 9?
He praises God for judging his enemies and destroying the wicked, declaring that God has 'put out their name for ever and ever' (v.1-6).
What does Psalms 9:9 call the LORD?
It calls the LORD 'a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble' (v.9), assuring those who know God's name that he will not forsake those who seek him (v.10).
What does the psalmist ask in the final verses of Psalms 9?
He asks the LORD to arise, not let man prevail, and to judge the nations, so that people will know themselves to be merely human (v.19-20), a plea similar to Psalms 86:12.

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

At its heart is the promise that the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed in times of trouble, a theme picked up in Psalms 9:1 and Psalms 86:12, closing with a plea that surrounding nations would know themselves to be but men.