Skip to the text

Psalms · Bible in Basic English

Psalm 9 Bible in Basic English

Leer en español
About BBE
  • Scholarly edition
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew (not verified)
  • NT: Critical text (not verified)
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Simplified language
  • 1965
  • Public domain

Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings

Notes on this text (1)

1 To the chief music-maker on Muthlabben. A Psalm. Of David. I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart; I will make clear all the wonder of your works. 2 I will be glad and have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High. 3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you. 4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness. 5 You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever. 6 You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever. 7 But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging. 8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples. 9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble; 10 And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you. 11 Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people. 12 When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor. 13 Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death; 14 So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation. 15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken. 16 The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.) 17 The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld. 18 For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever. 19 Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you. 20 Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)

Cross references (20)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 86:12; 1 Chronicles 16:24; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 145:1–3; Psalm 103:1–2
  2. 2 Psalm 83:18; Psalm 5:11; Psalm 7:17; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 97:9
  3. 3 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:11; Revelation 6:12–17; Psalm 76:7; Psalm 80:16
  4. 4 Psalm 140:12; 1 Peter 2:23; Psalm 98:9; Isaiah 11:4; Psalm 47:8
  5. 5 Proverbs 10:7; Revelation 19:15; Malachi 4:3; Deuteronomy 9:14; Proverbs 13:9
  6. 6 Exodus 14:13; Isaiah 14:22–23; 1 Corinthians 15:26; Micah 7:8; Nahum 1:9–13
  7. 7 Psalm 103:19; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 20:11; Psalm 89:14; Psalm 102:12
  8. 8 Psalm 96:13; Revelation 20:12–13; Psalm 98:9; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:16
  9. 9 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 91:1–2; Nahum 1:7; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 46:1
  10. 10 Psalm 91:14; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 105:3–4; 2 Corinthians 1:9–10
  11. 11 Psalm 107:22; Psalm 96:1–2; Psalm 148:1–5; Psalm 66:2; Isaiah 12:4–6
  12. 12 Psalm 34:6; Exodus 3:7; Revelation 16:6; Genesis 9:5; Revelation 6:9–10
  13. 13 Psalm 30:3; Psalm 86:13; Isaiah 38:10; Psalm 13:3; Psalm 107:18
  14. 14 Psalm 13:5; Psalm 35:9; 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalm 51:12; Psalm 20:5
  15. 15 Psalm 57:6; Psalm 35:8; Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 5:22; Proverbs 22:8
  16. 16 Exodus 7:5; Proverbs 12:13; Exodus 14:31; Psalm 83:17–18; Joshua 2:10–11
  17. 17 Psalm 50:22; Revelation 21:8; Romans 2:8–9; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9; Job 8:13
  18. 18 Psalm 12:5; Proverbs 23:18; Proverbs 24:14; James 2:5; Luke 6:20
  19. 19 Psalm 3:7; Psalm 44:26; Psalm 44:23; Psalm 149:7; Psalm 74:22–23
  20. 20 Isaiah 31:3; Jeremiah 32:40; Psalm 62:9; Psalm 82:6–7; Psalm 76:12

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm IX)

    The inscription of this Psalm is, "To the end for the hidden things of the Son, a Psalm of David himself." As to the hidden things of the Son there may be a question: but since he has not added whose, the very only-begotten Son of God should be understood.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 9:12 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XVII)

    … all things predicted by the Lord, and who in this respect strive to follow the footprints of the Lord's passion, having become martyrs of the suffering One; these we do also enrol with the martyrs themselves. For, when inquisition shall be made for their blood, and they shall attain to glory, then all shall be confounded by Christ, who have …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 9:13 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters VI–XI)

    Love lifts us up thither, and Thy good Spirit lifteth our lowliness from the gates of death. In Thy good pleasure lies our peace.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  4. Quotes verse 9:18 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIV, Chapter 9)

    … shall exist in that most imperturbable security of perpetual and blissful delights, then the expression, "The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever," must be taken in the same sense as that other, "The patience of the poor shall not perish for ever." For patience, which is necessary only where ills are to be borne, shall not be …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 9:19 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LX)

    "All men are liars." We have chanted, "Arise, Lord; let not man prevail." What is, "let not man prevail"?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)