PSALMS 9

THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR HIS JUSTICE

I will praise You, Lord, with all my heart;

I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done.

I will sing with joy because of You.

I will sing praise to You, Almighty God.

My enemies turn back when You appear;

They fall down and die.

You are fair and honest in Your judgments,

and You have judged in my favour.

You have condemned the heathen

and destroyed the wicked;

they will be remembered no more.

Our enemies are finished for ever;

You have destroyed their cities,

and they are completely forgotten.

But the Lord is King forever;

He has set up His throne for judgment.

He rules the world with righteousness;

He judges the nations with justice.

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

a place of safety in times of trouble.

Those who know You, Lord, will trust You;

You do not abandon anyone who

comes to You.

Sing praise to the Lord, who rules in Zion!

Tell every nation what He has done!

God remembers those who suffer;

He does not forget their cry,

and He punishes those who wrong them.

Be merciful to me, O Lord!

See the sufferings my enemies cause me!

Rescue me from death, O Lord,

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.

(Psalms 9:1-14)