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Psalm 9 Unlocked Literal Bible
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 For 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.
1 For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
3 When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
4 For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!
4 For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
5 You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
5 You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
6 The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
7 But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
7 But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
8 He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
8 He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9 Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
10 Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
11 Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.
12 For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
12 For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.
13 Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death,
14 Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!
14 that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
15 The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. Selah
16 Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
17 The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
19 Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
19 Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. Selah
20 Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know 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 Psalm 86:12; 1 Chronicles 16:24; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 145:1–3; Psalm 103:1–2
- 2 Psalm 83:18; Psalm 5:11; Psalm 7:17; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 97:9
- 3 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:11; Revelation 6:12–17; Psalm 76:7; Psalm 80:16
- 4 Psalm 140:12; 1 Peter 2:23; Psalm 98:9; Isaiah 11:4; Psalm 47:8
- 5 Proverbs 10:7; Revelation 19:15; Malachi 4:3; Deuteronomy 9:14; Proverbs 13:9
- 6 Exodus 14:13; Isaiah 14:22–23; 1 Corinthians 15:26; Micah 7:8; Nahum 1:9–13
- 7 Psalm 103:19; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 20:11; Psalm 89:14; Psalm 102:12
- 8 Psalm 96:13; Revelation 20:12–13; Psalm 98:9; Acts 17:31; Romans 2:16
- 9 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 91:1–2; Nahum 1:7; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 46:1
- 10 Psalm 91:14; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 105:3–4; 2 Corinthians 1:9–10
- 11 Psalm 107:22; Psalm 96:1–2; Psalm 148:1–5; Psalm 66:2; Isaiah 12:4–6
- 12 Psalm 34:6; Exodus 3:7; Revelation 16:6; Genesis 9:5; Revelation 6:9–10
- 13 Psalm 30:3; Psalm 86:13; Isaiah 38:10; Psalm 13:3; Psalm 107:18
- 14 Psalm 13:5; Psalm 35:9; 1 Samuel 2:1; Psalm 51:12; Psalm 20:5
- 15 Psalm 57:6; Psalm 35:8; Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 5:22; Proverbs 22:8
- 16 Exodus 7:5; Proverbs 12:13; Exodus 14:31; Psalm 83:17–18; Joshua 2:10–11
- 17 Psalm 50:22; Revelation 21:8; Romans 2:8–9; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9; Job 8:13
- 18 Psalm 12:5; Proverbs 23:18; Proverbs 24:14; James 2:5; Luke 6:20
- 19 Psalm 3:7; Psalm 44:26; Psalm 44:23; Psalm 149:7; Psalm 74:22–23
- 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).
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)
… 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 …
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)
… 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)
"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)