[9:1] I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done.
[9:2] I will sing with joy because of you. I will sing praise to you, Almighty God.
[9:3] My enemies turn back when you appear; they fall down and die.
[9:4] You are fair and honest in your judgments, and you have judged in my favor.
[9:5] You have condemned the heathen and destroyed the wicked; they will be remembered no more.
[9:6] Our enemies are finished forever; you have destroyed their cities, and they are completely forgotten.
[9:7] But the Lord is king forever; he has set up his throne for judgment.
[9:8] He rules the world with righteousness; he judges the nations with justice.
[9:9] The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble.
[9:10] Those who know you, Lord, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you.
[9:11] Sing praise to the Lord, who rules in Zion! Tell every nation what he has done!
[9:12] God remembers those who suffer; he does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.
[9:13] Be merciful to me, O Lord! See the sufferings my enemies cause me! Rescue me from death, O Lord,
[9:14] that I may stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me.
[9:15] The heathen have dug a pit and fallen in; they have been caught in their own trap.
[9:16] The Lord has revealed himself by his righteous judgments, and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds.
[9:17] Death is the destiny of all the wicked, of all those who reject God.
[9:18] The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever.
[9:19] Come, Lord! Do not let anyone defy you! Bring the heathen before you and pronounce judgment on them.
[9:20] Make them afraid, O Lord; make them know that they are only mortal beings.