Psalms 9:1-13

¹For the leader; 'almuth labben. A psalm of David. With all my heart I will praise the Lord, all your wonders I will rehearse.

²I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;

³because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.

⁴My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,

⁵rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out forever and ever.

⁶The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.

⁷See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,

⁸ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.

⁹So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.

¹⁰Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.

¹¹Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.

¹²As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.

¹³Show me favor, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;