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Psalm 7

Prayer for Justice

A Shiggaion[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush,[b] a Benjaminite.

1 Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You;(A)
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me(B)
2 or they[c] will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.[d](C)

3 Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
if there is injustice on my hands,(D)
4 if I have done harm to one at peace with me(E)
or have plundered[e] my adversary without cause,(F)
5 may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground(G)
and leave my honor in the dust.(H)Selah

6 Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;(I)
awake for me;[f](J)
You have ordained[g] a judgment.(K)
7 Let the assembly of peoples gather around You;(L)
take Your seat[h] on high over it.(M)
8 The Lord judges the peoples;(N)
vindicate me, Lord,
according to my righteousness and my integrity.[i](O)

9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,(P)
but establish the righteous.(Q)
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions[j]
is a righteous God.(R)
10 My shield is with[k] God,(S)
who saves the upright in heart.(T)
11 God is a righteous judge
and a God who shows His wrath every day.(U)

12 If anyone does not repent,
God[l] will sharpen His sword;(V)
He has strung[m] His bow and made it ready.(W)
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.(X)

14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.(Y)
15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.(Z)
16 His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.(AA)

17 I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.(AB)

Psalm 8

God’s Glory, Man’s Dignity

For the choir director: on the Gittith.(AC) A Davidic psalm.

1 Yahweh, our Lord,
how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!(AD)

You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.[n](AE)
2 Because of Your adversaries,
You have established a stronghold[o]
from the mouths of children and nursing infants(AF)
to silence the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,(AG)
4 what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?(AH)
5 You made him little less than God[p][q]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:[r](AI)
7 all the sheep and oxen,
as well as the animals in the wild,
8 the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea
that pass through the currents of the seas.(AJ)

9 Yahweh, 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.[s] A Davidic psalm.

1 I will thank Yahweh with all my heart;
I will declare all Your wonderful works.(AK)
2 I will rejoice and boast about You;(AL)
I will sing about Your name, Most High.(AM)

3 When my enemies retreat,
they stumble and perish before You.(AN)
4 For You have upheld my just cause;[t](AO)
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.(AP)
5 You have rebuked the nations:(AQ)
You have destroyed the wicked;(AR)
You have erased their name forever and ever.(AS)
6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;
You have uprooted the cities,
and the very memory of them has perished.(AT)

7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;(AU)
He has established His throne for judgment.(AV)
8 He judges the world with righteousness;
He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.(AW)
9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.(AX)
10 Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.(AY)

11 Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;(AZ)
proclaim His deeds among the nations.(BA)
12 For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;(BB)
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.(BC)

13 Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.(BD)
Lift me up from the gates of death,(BE)
14 so that I may declare all Your praises.
I will rejoice in Your salvation(BF)
within the gates of Daughter Zion.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.(BG)
16 The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,(BH)
striking down[u] the wicked[v]
by the work of their hands.(BI)Higgaion. Selah

17 The wicked will return to Sheol(BJ)—
all the nations that forget God.(BK)
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted[w] will not perish forever.(BL)

19 Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.(BM)
20 Put terror in them, Lord;(BN)
let the nations know they are only men.(BO)Selah

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:1 Perhaps a passionate song with rapid changes of rhythm, or a dirge
  2. Psalm 7:1 LXX, Aq, Sym, Theod, Jer read of the Cushite
  3. Psalm 7:2 Lit he
  4. Psalm 7:2 Lit ripping, and without a rescuer
  5. Psalm 7:4 Or me and have spared
  6. Psalm 7:6 LXX reads awake, Lord my God
  7. Psalm 7:6 Or me; ordain
  8. Psalm 7:7 MT reads and return
  9. Psalm 7:8 Lit integrity on me
  10. Psalm 7:9 Lit examines hearts and kidneys
  11. Psalm 7:10 Lit on
  12. Psalm 7:12 Lit He
  13. Psalm 7:12 Lit bent; that is, bent the bow to string it
  14. Psalm 8:1 Lit earth, which has set Your splendor upon the heavens
  15. Psalm 8:2 LXX reads established praise
  16. Psalm 8:5 LXX reads angels
  17. Psalm 8:5 Or gods, or a god, or heavenly beings; lit Elohim
  18. Psalm 8:6 Or authority
  19. Psalm 9:1 Perhaps a musical term
  20. Psalm 9:4 Lit my justice and my cause
  21. Psalm 9:16 Or justice, snaring
  22. Psalm 9:16 LXX, Aq, Syr, Tg read justice, the wicked is trapped
  23. Psalm 9:18 Alt Hb tradition reads humble
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Psalm 7[a]

A shiggaion[b](A) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1 Lord my God, I take refuge(B) in you;
    save and deliver me(C) from all who pursue me,(D)
2 or they will tear me apart like a lion(E)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(F) me.

3 Lord my God, if I have done this
    and there is guilt on my hands(G)—
4 if I have repaid my ally with evil
    or without cause(H) have robbed my foe—
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake(I) me;
    let him trample my life to the ground(J)
    and make me sleep in the dust.[c](K)

6 Arise,(L) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(M)
    Awake,(N) my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(O)
8     Let the Lord judge(P) the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,(Q)
    according to my integrity,(R) O Most High.(S)
9 Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(T)
you, the righteous God(U)
    who probes minds and hearts.(V)

10 My shield[d](W) is God Most High,
    who saves the upright in heart.(X)
11 God is a righteous judge,(Y)
    a God who displays his wrath(Z) every day.
12 If he does not relent,(AA)
    he[e] will sharpen his sword;(AB)
    he will bend and string his bow.(AC)
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he makes ready his flaming arrows.(AD)

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(AE) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(AF) they have made.(AG)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(AH)
    I will sing the praises(AI) of the name of the Lord Most High.(AJ)

Psalm 8[f]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[g] A psalm of David.

1 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name(AK) in all the earth!

You have set your glory(AL)
    in the heavens.(AM)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(AN) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(AO) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(AP)
    the work of your fingers,(AQ)
the moon and the stars,(AR)
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[h](AS)

5 You have made them[i] a little lower than the angels[j](AT)
    and crowned them[k] with glory and honor.(AU)
6 You made them rulers(AV) over the works of your hands;(AW)
    you put everything under their[l] feet:(AX)
7 all flocks and herds,(AY)
    and the animals of the wild,(AZ)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,(BA)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!(BB)

Psalm 9[m][n]

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;(BC)
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(BD)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(BE) in you;
    I will sing the praises(BF) of your name,(BG) O Most High.

3 My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(BH) and my cause,(BI)
    sitting enthroned(BJ) as the righteous judge.(BK)
5 You have rebuked the nations(BL) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(BM) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(BN)
    even the memory of them(BO) has perished.

7 The Lord reigns forever;(BP)
    he has established his throne(BQ) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(BR)
    and judges the peoples with equity.(BS)
9 The Lord is a refuge(BT) for the oppressed,(BU)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.(BV)
10 Those who know your name(BW) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(BX) those who seek you.(BY)

11 Sing the praises(BZ) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(CA)
    proclaim among the nations(CB) what he has done.(CC)
12 For he who avenges blood(CD) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(CE)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(CF) persecute me!
    Have mercy(CG) and lift me up from the gates of death,(CH)
14 that I may declare your praises(CI)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(CJ)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(CK)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(CL)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(CM)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[o](CN)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(CO)
    all the nations that forget God.(CP)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(CQ) of the afflicted(CR) will never perish.

19 Arise,(CS) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(CT)
    let the nations be judged(CU) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(CV) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.(CW)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  2. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 7:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  4. Psalm 7:10 Or sovereign
  5. Psalm 7:12 Or If anyone does not repent, / God
  6. Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
  7. Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  8. Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
  9. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  10. Psalm 8:5 Or than God
  11. Psalm 8:5 Or him
  12. Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
  13. Psalm 9:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
  14. Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
  15. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.
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