Psalm 8:1–9:20

¹Yahweh, our Lord,

how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth! ^j

You have covered the heavens with Your majesty. ^kl

²Because of Your adversaries,

You have established a stronghold ^m

from the mouths of children and nursing infants ⁿ

to silence the enemy and the avenger.

³When I observe Your heavens,

the work of Your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

which You set in place, ^o

⁴what is man that You remember him,

the son of man that You look after him? ^p

⁵You made him little less than God ^qr

and crowned him with glory and honor.

⁶You made him lord over the works of Your hands;

You put everything under his feet: ^st

⁷all the sheep and oxen,

as well as the animals in the wild,

⁸the birds of the sky,

and the fish of the sea

that pass through the currents of the seas. ^u

⁹Yahweh, our Lord,

how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!

Psalm 9

Celebration of God’s Justice

For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. ^vA Davidic psalm.

¹I will thank Yahweh with all my heart;

I will declare all Your wonderful works. ^w

²I will rejoice and boast about You; ^x

I will sing about Your name, Most High. ^y

³When my enemies retreat,

they stumble and perish before You. ^z

⁴For You have upheld my just cause; ^ab

You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge. ^c

⁵You have rebuked the nations: ^d

You have destroyed the wicked; ^e

You have erased their name forever and ever. ^f

⁶The enemy has come to eternal ruin;

You have uprooted the cities,

and the very memory of them has perished. ^g

⁷But the Lord sits enthroned forever; ^h

He has established His throne for judgment. ⁱ

⁸He judges the world with righteousness;

He executes judgment on the nations with fairness. ^j

⁹The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

a refuge in times of trouble. ^k

¹⁰Those who know Your name trust in You

because You have not abandoned

those who seek You, Yahweh. ^l

¹¹Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; ^m

proclaim His deeds among the nations. ⁿ

¹²For the One who seeks an accounting

for bloodshed remembers them; ^o

He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. ^p

¹³Be gracious to me, Lord;

consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. ^q

Lift me up from the gates of death, ^r

¹⁴so that I may declare all Your praises.

I will rejoice in Your salvation ^s

within the gates of Daughter Zion.

¹⁵The nations have fallen into the pit they made;

their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. ^t

¹⁶The Lord has revealed Himself;

He has executed justice, ^u

striking down ^vthe wicked ^w

by the work of their hands. ^xHiggaion. Selah

¹⁷The wicked will return to Sheol ^y—

all the nations that forget God. ^z

¹⁸For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;

the hope of the afflicted ^awill not perish forever. ^b

¹⁹Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;

let the nations be judged in Your presence. ^c

²⁰Put terror in them, Lord; ^d

let the nations know they are only men. ^eSelah