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9:1  For the director of music. A psalm of David to the tune of “The Death of the Son.” Lord, I will give thanks to you with all my heart. I will tell about all the wonderful things you have done.
9:2  I will be glad and full of joy because of you. Most High God, I will sing the praises of your name.
9:3  My enemies turn back. They fall down and die right in front of you.
9:4  You have proved that I haven’t done anything wrong. You have sat on your throne and judged fairly.
9:5  You have punished the nations. You have destroyed evil people. You have erased their names from your book for ever and ever.
9:6  My enemies have been destroyed forever. You have leveled their cities to the ground. Even the memory of them is gone.
9:7  The Lord rules forever. He has set up his throne so that he can judge people.
9:8  He rules the world in keeping with what is right. He judges all its people fairly.
9:9  The Lord is a place of safety for those who have been treated badly. He keeps them safe in times of trouble.
9:10  Lord, those who know you will trust in you. You have never deserted those who look to you.
9:11  Sing the praises of the Lord. He rules from his throne in Zion. Tell among the nations what he has done.
9:12  The God who pays back murderers remembers. He doesn’t forget the cries of those who are hurting.
9:13  Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me! Help me! Don’t let me go down to the gates of death!
9:14  Then I can give praise to you at the gates of the city of Zion. There I will be full of joy because you have saved me.
9:15  The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
9:16  The Lord is known to be fair by the things he does. Evil people are trapped by what they have done.
9:17  Sinful people go down to the place of the dead. So do all the nations that forget God.
9:18  But God will never forget needy people. The hope of those who are hurting will never die.
9:19  Lord, rise up. Don’t let people win the battle. Let the nations come to you and be judged.
9:20  Lord, strike them with terror. Let the nations know they are only human beings.