Psalms 9:4-13

⁴For thou dost defend my right and my cause; Thou sittest upon the throne, a righteous judge.

⁵Thou rebukest the nations; Thou destroyest the wicked; Thou blottest out their name for evermore!

⁶The enemy is fallen,—a desolation for ever! Thou, O LORD! hast destroyed their cities; Their memory itself hath perished!

⁷The LORD reigneth for ever; He hath prepared his throne for judgment.

⁸He judgeth the world in righteousness; He administereth judgment to the nations with uprightness.

⁹Yea, the LORD is a refuge for the oppressed; A refuge in times of trouble.

¹⁰They who know thy name put their trust in thee; For thou, O LORD! forsakest not them that seek thee!

¹¹Sing praises to the LORD, who reigneth in Zion; Declare his doings among the people!

¹²As the avenger of blood, he remembereth the distressed; He forgetteth not their complaint.

¹³“Have pity upon me, said I, O LORD! Look upon my affliction through them that hate me; Lift me up from the gates of death: