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9:1  This is a song that David wrote. The leader must use the music ‘Death of the son.’ All that I am says ‘thank you’ to the Lord. I will tell people about all the great things that you have done.
9:2  I will be very happy because of you. I will sing to praise your name, Most High God.
9:3  Because my enemies have seen your power, they turned back and they fell down. You won against them.
9:4  You showed that I was right. You sat on your throne as a judge who truly decides what is right.
9:5  Clearly you spoke against the nations. You destroyed the wicked people, so that nobody will remember them ever again.
9:6  Down came the cities of our enemies! You destroyed them for ever. People will just forget them.
9:7  Every day the Lord will rule as king. He sits on his throne as judge.
9:8  He is fair when he judges all the people in the world. He brings justice to all the nations.
9:9  For people who suffer, the Lord gives them a safe place. When trouble comes to them, he keeps them safe.
9:10  Everyone who knows you, Lord, trusts in you. You will never turn away from anyone who comes to you for help.
9:11  Give a song to the Lord to praise him! He rules as king in Zion. Tell all the nations about the great things that he has done.
9:12  God punishes murderers, and he takes care of people who receive pain from others. When they call to him, he does not refuse to help them.
9:13  How my enemies cause me to suffer! Please be kind to me, Lord. You are the one who can save me from death.
9:14  Then I will praise you for everyone to hear! I will tell the people of Zion that you have saved me, and I will be very happy!
9:15  Into the deep hole that they dug, the nations themselves fell. The net that they hid to catch me, caught their own feet!
9:16  The Lord has shown us who he is. We know that he brings justice. Wicked people will catch themselves in their own traps. Higgaion. Selah.
9:17  Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
9:18  Know this: God will not forget the poor for ever. People who suffer should continue to hope.
9:19  Lord, stand up! Do not let people turn against you! Bring the nations to stand in front of you. Judge them!
9:20  Lord, make them afraid! Make the nations know that they are only weak and human. Selah.