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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 9 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/9-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 9</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/8.htm" title="Psalm 8">◄</a> Psalm 9 <a href="../psalms/10.htm" title="Psalm 10">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune “The Death of the Son.”)</h3><h3 class="s1">Sing Praises to the <span class="nd">Lord</span></h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.1" class="v19_9_1">1</span>I will praise you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_1">with all my heart</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_1">and tell about the wonders</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_1">you have worked.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.2" class="v19_9_2">2</span>God Most High, I will rejoice;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_2">I will celebrate and sing</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_2">because of you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.3" class="v19_9_3">3</span>When my enemies face you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_3">they run away and stumble</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_3">and are destroyed.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.4" class="v19_9_4">4</span>You take your seat as judge,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_4">and your fair decisions prove</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_4">that I was in the right.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.5" class="v19_9_5">5</span>You warn the nations</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_5">and destroy evil people;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_5">you wipe out their names</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_5">forever and ever.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.6" class="v19_9_6">6</span>Our enemies are destroyed</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_6">completely for all time.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_6">Their cities are torn down,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_6">and they will never</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_6">be remembered again.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.7" class="v19_9_7">7</span>You rule forever, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_7">and you are on your throne,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_7">ready for judgment.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.8" class="v19_9_8">8</span>You judge the world fairly</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_8">and treat all nations</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_8">with justice.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.9" class="v19_9_9">9</span>The poor can run to you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_9">because you are a fortress</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_9">in times of trouble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.10" class="v19_9_10">10</span>Everyone who honors your name</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_10">can trust you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_10">because you are faithful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_10">to all who depend on you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.11" class="v19_9_11">11</span>You rule from Zion, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_11">and we sing about you</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_11">to let the nations know</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_11">everything you have done.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.12" class="v19_9_12">12</span>You did not forget</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_12">to punish the guilty</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_12">or listen to the cries</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_12">of those in need.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.13" class="v19_9_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.9.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Please have mercy, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_13">My enemies mistreat me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_13">Keep me from the gates</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_13">that lead to death,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.14" class="v19_9_14">14</span>and I will sing about you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_14">at the gate to Zion.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_14">I will be happy there</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_14">because you rescued me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.15" class="v19_9_15">15</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.9.15!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, the nations fell</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_15">into their own pits,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_15">and their feet were caught</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_15">in their own traps.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.16" class="v19_9_16">16</span>You showed what you are like,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_16">and you made certain</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_16">that justice is done,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_16">but evil people are trapped</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_16">by their own evil deeds.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.17" class="v19_9_17">17</span>The wicked will go down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_17">to the world of the dead</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_17">to be with those nations</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_17">that forgot about you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.18" class="v19_9_18">18</span>The poor and the homeless</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_18">won't always be forgotten</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_18">and without hope.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.19" class="v19_9_19">19</span>Do something, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_19">Don't let the nations win.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_19">Make them stand trial</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_19">in your court of law.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.9.20" class="v19_9_20">20</span>Make the nations afraid</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_9_20">and let them all discover</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_9_20">just how weak they are.</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br 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