Bible: Pss. 9-10
Psalm 9 1
9:1 For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; 2 a psalm of David.
I will thank the
I will tell about all your amazing deeds! 3
9:2 I will be happy and rejoice in you!
I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! 4
9:3 When my enemies turn back,
they trip and are defeated 5 before you.
9:4 For you defended my just cause; 6
from your throne you pronounced a just decision. 7
9:5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry; 8
you destroyed the wicked; 9
you permanently wiped out all memory of them. 10
9:6 The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; 11
you destroyed their cities; 12
all memory of the enemies has perished. 13
9:7 But the
he reigns in a just manner. 16
9:8 He judges the world fairly;
he makes just legal decisions for the nations. 17
9:9 Consequently 18 the
he provides safety in times of trouble. 20
9:10 Your loyal followers trust in you, 21
for you,
9:11 Sing praises to the
Tell the nations what he has done! 24
9:12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; 25
he did not overlook 26 their cry for help 27
9:13 when they prayed: 28
“Have mercy on me, 29
See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, 30
O one who can snatch me away 31 from the gates of death!
9:14 Then I will 32 tell about all your praiseworthy acts; 33
in the gates of Daughter Zion 34 I will rejoice because of your deliverance.” 35
9:15 The nations fell 36 into the pit they had made;
their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. 37
9:16 The
he accomplished justice;
the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. 38 (Higgaion. 39 Selah)
9:17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; 40
this is the destiny of 41 all the nations that ignore 42 God,
9:18 for the needy are not permanently ignored, 43
the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. 44
9:19 Rise up,
Don’t let men be defiant! 46
May the nations be judged in your presence!
9:20 Terrify them,
Let the nations know they are mere mortals! 48 (Selah)
Psalm 10 49
10:1 Why,
Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble? 50
10:2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; 51
the oppressed are trapped 52 by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up. 53
10:3 Yes, 54 the wicked man 55 boasts because he gets what he wants; 56
the one who robs others 57 curses 58 and 59 rejects the
10:4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,
“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.” 61
10:5 He is secure at all times. 62
He has no regard for your commands; 63
he disdains all his enemies. 64
10:6 He says to himself, 65
“I will never 66 be upended,
because I experience no calamity.” 67
10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; 68
his tongue injures and destroys. 69
10:8 He waits in ambush near the villages; 70
in hidden places he kills the innocent.
His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. 71
10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; 72
he lies in ambush, waiting to catch 73 the oppressed;
he catches the oppressed 74 by pulling in his net. 75
10:10 His victims are crushed and beaten down;
they are trapped in his sturdy nets. 76
10:11 He says to himself, 77
“God overlooks it;
he does not pay attention;
he never notices.” 78
10:12 Rise up,
O God, strike him down! 80
Do not forget the oppressed!
10:13 Why does the wicked man reject God? 81
He says to himself, 82 “You 83 will not hold me accountable.” 84
10:14 You have taken notice, 85
for 86 you always see 87 one who inflicts pain and suffering. 88
The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; 89
you deliver 90 the fatherless. 91
10:15 Break the arm 92 of the wicked and evil man!
Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, 93
which he thought you would not discover. 94
10:16 The
The nations are driven out of his land. 96
10:17
you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer. 99
10:18 You defend 100 the fatherless and oppressed, 101
so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them. 102