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A psalm of David.</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.1" /><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>I will thank the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> with all my heart;</p><p class="poem">I will declare all your wondrous works.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.1.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.2" /> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I will rejoice and boast about you;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">I will sing about your name, Most High.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When my enemies retreat,</p><p class="poem">they stumble and perish before you.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For you have upheld my just cause;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.4.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>You have rebuked the nations:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">You have destroyed the wicked;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.5.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">you have erased their name forever and ever.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.5.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The enemy has come to eternal ruin;</p><p class="poem">you have uprooted the cities,</p><p class="poem">and the very memory of them has perished.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> sits enthroned forever;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">he has established his throne for judgment.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.7.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And he judges the world with righteousness;</p><p class="poem">he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.8.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> is a refuge for the persecuted,</p><p class="poem">a refuge in times of trouble.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Those who know your name trust in you</p><p class="poem">because you have not abandoned</p><p class="poem">those who seek you, L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Sing to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>, who dwells in Zion;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">proclaim his deeds among the nations.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.11.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For the one who seeks an accounting</p><p class="poem">for bloodshed remembers them;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.12.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Be gracious to me, L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>;</p><p class="poem">consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">Lift me up from the gates of death,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.13.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>so that I may declare all your praises.</p><p class="poem">I will rejoice in your salvation<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">within the gates of Daughter Zion.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The nations have fallen into the pit they made;</p><p class="poem">their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> has made himself known;</p><p class="poem">he has executed justice,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.16.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">snaring the wicked</p><p class="poem">by the work of their hands.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.16.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poemright"><span class="italic">Higgaion</span>. <span class="italic">Selah</span></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The wicked will return to Sheol<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.17.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> —</p><p class="poem">all the nations that forget God.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.17.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For the needy will not always be forgotten;</p><p class="poem">the hope of the oppressed<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.9.18.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> will not perish forever.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.18.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Rise up, L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>! Do not let mere humans prevail;</p><p class="poem">let the nations be judged in your presence.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.19.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Psalms.9.20" /> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Put terror in them, L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.20.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">let the nations know they are only humans.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.9.20.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poemright"><span class="italic">Selah</span></p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Psalms.9" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Psalms.9.18.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.18">9:18</a></span> Alt Hb tradition reads <span class="italic">humble</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Psalms.9" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.1">9:1</a></span> 1Ch 16:9,24; Ps 26:7; 96:3; 105:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.2">9:2</a></span> Ps 5:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.2">9:2</a></span> Ps 7:17; 92:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.3">9:3</a></span> Lv 26:37; Ps 27:2; 92:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.4">9:4</a></span> 1Kg 8:45,49,59; 2Ch 6:35,39</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.4.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.4">9:4</a></span> Ps 7:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.5">9:5</a></span> Is 17:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.5.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.5">9:5</a></span> Ps 68:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.5.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.5">9:5</a></span> Zch 13:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.6">9:6</a></span> Ps 34:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.7">9:7</a></span> Ps 29:10; 102:12; Lm 5:19</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.7.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.7">9:7</a></span> Ps 89:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.8.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.8">9:8</a></span> Ps 96:13; 98:9; Rv 19:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.9">9:9</a></span> Ps 14:6; Is 14:32</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.10">9:10</a></span> Ps 37:28; 94:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.11">9:11</a></span> Ps 76:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.11.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.11">9:11</a></span> 1Ch 16:8; Ps 105:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.12">9:12</a></span> Gn 9:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.12.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.12">9:12</a></span> Ps 12:5; Pr 22:22–23</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.13">9:13</a></span> Ps 69:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.13.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.13">9:13</a></span> Ps 30:3; 86:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.14">9:14</a></span> 1Sm 2:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.15">9:15</a></span> Ps 7:15; 57:6; Pr 28:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.16.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.16">9:16</a></span> Is 56:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.16.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.16">9:16</a></span> Ps 3:7; Is 11:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.17.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.17">9:17</a></span> Ps 31:17; 49:14; 55:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.17.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.17">9:17</a></span> Jb 8:13; Ps 50:22</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.18.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.18">9:18</a></span> Ps 12:5; 72:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.19.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.19">9:19</a></span> Ps 82:8; 110:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.20.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.20">9:20</a></span> Ps 14:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.9.20.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Psalms.9.20">9:20</a></span> Ps 62:9</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Psalms.9" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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