Psalms 9:1-13

¹For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.

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

³When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.

⁴For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!

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

⁶The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.

⁷But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.

⁸He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.

⁹Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

¹⁰Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.

¹¹Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.

¹²For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.

¹³Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.