Psalm 9
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;e
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.f
2 I will be glad and rejoiceg in you;
I will sing the praisesh of your name,i O Most High.
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my rightj and my cause,k
sitting enthronedl as the righteous judge.m
5 You have rebuked the nationsn and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their nameo for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;p
even the memory of themq has perished.
7 The Lord reigns forever;r
he has established his thrones for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousnesst
and judges the peoples with equity.u
9 The Lord is a refugev for the oppressed,w
a stronghold in times of trouble.x
10 Those who know your namey trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsakenz those who seek you.a
11 Sing the praisesb of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;c
proclaim among the nationsd what he has done.e
12 For he who avenges bloodf remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.g
13 Lord, see how my enemiesh persecute me!
Have mercyi and lift me up from the gates of death,j
14 that I may declare your praisesk
in the gates of Daughter Zion,l
and there rejoice in your salvation.m
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;n
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.o
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.c p
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,q
all the nations that forget God.r
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hopes of the afflictedt will never perish.
19 Arise,u Lord, do not let mortals triumph;v
let the nations be judgedw in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,x Lord;
let the nations know they are only mortal.y
Psalm 18–19
Psalm 18a
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.m
2 The Lord is my rock,n my fortresso and my deliverer;p
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,q
my shieldb r and the hornc of my salvation,s my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,t
and I have been saved from my enemies.u
4 The cords of deathv entangled me;
the torrentsw of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of deathx confronted me.
6 In my distressy I called to the Lord;z
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;a
my cry cameb before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembledc and quaked,d
and the foundations of the mountains shook;e
they trembled because he was angry.f
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;g
consuming fireh came from his mouth,
burning coalsi blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;j
dark cloudsk were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubiml and flew;
he soaredm on the wings of the wind.n
11 He made darkness his covering,o his canopyp around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presenceq clouds advanced,
with hailstonesr and bolts of lightning.s
13 The Lord thunderedt from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.d
14 He shot his arrowsu and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightningv he routed them.w
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundationsx of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,y Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.z
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.a
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,b
from my foes, who were too strong for me.c
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,d
but the Lord was my support.e
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;f
he rescued me because he delighted in me.g
20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;h
according to the cleanness of my handsi he has rewarded me.j
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;k
I am not guilty of turningl from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;m
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blamelessn before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,o
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithfulp you show yourself faithful,q
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the purer you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.s
27 You save the humblet
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.u
28 You, Lord, keep my lampv burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.w
29 With your helpx I can advance against a troope;
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:y
The Lord’s word is flawless;z
he shieldsa all who take refugeb in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?c
And who is the Rockd except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strengthe
and keeps my way secure.f
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;g
he causes me to stand on the heights.h
34 He trains my hands for battle;i
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psalm 18
Psalm 18a
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.m
2 The Lord is my rock,n my fortresso and my deliverer;p
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,q
my shieldb r and the hornc of my salvation,s my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,t
and I have been saved from my enemies.u
4 The cords of deathv entangled me;
the torrentsw of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of deathx confronted me.
6 In my distressy I called to the Lord;z
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;a
my cry cameb before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembledc and quaked,d
and the foundations of the mountains shook;e
they trembled because he was angry.f
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;g
consuming fireh came from his mouth,
burning coalsi blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;j
dark cloudsk were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubiml and flew;
he soaredm on the wings of the wind.n
11 He made darkness his covering,o his canopyp around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presenceq clouds advanced,
with hailstonesr and bolts of lightning.s
13 The Lord thunderedt from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.d
14 He shot his arrowsu and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightningv he routed them.w
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundationsx of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,y Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.z
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.a
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,b
from my foes, who were too strong for me.c
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,d
but the Lord was my support.e
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;f
he rescued me because he delighted in me.g
20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;h
according to the cleanness of my handsi he has rewarded me.j
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;k
I am not guilty of turningl from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;m
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blamelessn before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,o
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithfulp you show yourself faithful,q
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the purer you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.s
27 You save the humblet
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.u
28 You, Lord, keep my lampv burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.w
29 With your helpx I can advance against a troope;
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:y
The Lord’s word is flawless;z
he shieldsa all who take refugeb in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?c
And who is the Rockd except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strengthe
and keeps my way secure.f
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;g
he causes me to stand on the heights.h
34 He trains my hands for battle;i
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.