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Psalm 9 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Death of the Son.”

I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2 - I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:3 - My enemies retreated;
they staggered and died when you appeared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For you have judged in my favor;
from your throne you have judged with fairness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:5 - You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you have erased their names forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;
the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:7 - But the LORD reigns forever,
executing judgment from his throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - He will judge the world with justice
and rule the nations with fairness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:10 - Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:11 - Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem.[fn]
Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:12 - For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless.
He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:13 - LORD, have mercy on me.
See how my enemies torment me.
Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:14 - Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates,
so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:15 - The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:16 - The LORD is known for his justice.
The wicked are trapped by their own deeds.
Quiet Interlude[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:17 - The wicked will go down to the grave.[fn]
This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:18 - But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:19 - Arise, O LORD!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:20 - Make them tremble in fear, O LORD.
Let the nations know they are merely human.
Interlude
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew Zion; also in 9:14.
Hebrew Higgaion Selah. The meaning of this phrase is uncertain.
Hebrew to Sheol.
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Psalm Chapter 9 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras