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.