Psalm 9 HCSB NLT Parallel

◄ Psalm 9 ►

Holman Christian Standard Bible

New Living Translation

1For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. A Davidic psalm. I will thank Yahweh with all my heart; I will declare all Your wonderful works.

1I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.

2I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High.

2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.

3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

3My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared.

4For You have upheld my just cause; You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.

4For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness.

5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.

6The enemy has come to eternal ruin; You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished.

6The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.

8He judges the world with righteousness; He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.

8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.

9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

9The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

10Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh.

10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.

11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.

12For the One who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

12For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.

13Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death,

13LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

14so that I may declare all Your praises. I will rejoice in Your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion.

14Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

16The LORD has revealed Himself; He has executed justice, striking down the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah

16The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude

17The wicked will return to Sheol-- all the nations that forget God.

17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.

18For the oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

19Rise up, LORD! Do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

19Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!

20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only men. Selah

20Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude