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Psalm 8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
Psalm 8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
For the choir director; on the gittith; [a] a psalm by David.
8 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!
Your glory is sung above the heavens.
2 From the mouths of little children and infants,
you have built a fortress against your opponents
to silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at your heavens,
the creation of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have set in place—
4 what is a mortal that you remember him
or the Son of Man that you take care of him?
5 You have made him a little lower than yourself.
You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have made him rule what your hands created.
You have put everything under his control:
7 all the sheep and cattle, the wild animals,
8 the birds, the fish,
whatever swims in the currents of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name throughout the earth!
For the choir director; according to muth labben; [b] a psalm by David.[c]
9 I will give ⌞you⌟ thanks, O Lord, with all my heart.
I will tell about all the miracles you have done.
2 I will find joy and be glad about you.
I will make music to praise your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies retreat, they will stumble and die in your presence.
4 You have defended my just cause:
You sat down on your throne as a fair judge.
5 You condemned nations.
You destroyed wicked people.
You wiped out their names forever and ever.
6 The enemy is finished—in ruins forever.
You have uprooted their cities.
Even the memory of them has faded.
7 Yet, the Lord is enthroned forever.
He has set up his throne for judgment.
8 He alone judges the world with righteousness.
He judges ⌞its⌟ people fairly.
9 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust you, O Lord,
because you have never deserted those who seek your help.
11 Make music to praise the Lord, who is enthroned in Zion.
Announce to the nations what he has done.
12 The one who avenges murder has remembered oppressed people.
He has never forgotten their cries.
13 Have pity on me, O Lord.
Look at what I suffer because of those who hate me.
You take me away from the gates of death
14 so that I may recite your praises one by one
in the gates of Zion
and find joy in your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk into the pit they have made.
Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⌞to trap others⌟.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out.
The wicked person is trapped
by the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
17 Wicked people, all the nations who forget God,
will return to the grave.
18 Needy people will not always be forgotten.
Nor will the hope of oppressed people be lost forever.
19 Arise, O Lord.
Do not let mortals gain any power.
Let the nations be judged in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror, O Lord.
Let the nations know that they are ⌞only⌟ mortal. Selah
10 Why are you so distant, Lord?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people.
He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
3 The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires.
He blesses robbers, but he curses the Lord.
4 He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.”
His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.”
5 He always seems to succeed.
Your judgments are beyond his understanding.
He spits at all his opponents.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing can shake me.
I’ll never face any trouble.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression.
Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
8 He waits in ambush in the villages.
From his hiding places he kills innocent people.
His eyes are on the lookout for victims.
9 He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den.
He hides there to catch oppressed people.
He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
10 ⌞His⌟ victims are crushed.
They collapse,
and they fall under ⌞the weight of⌟ his power.
11 He says to himself,
“God has forgotten.
He has hidden his face.
He will never see it!”
12 Arise, O Lord!
Lift your hand, O God.
Do not forget oppressed people!
13 Why does the wicked person despise God?
Why does he say to himself, “God doesn’t care”?
14 You have seen ⌞it⌟; yes, you have taken note of trouble and grief
and placed them under your control.
The victim entrusts himself to you.
You alone have been the helper of orphans.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person.
Punish his wickedness until you find no more.
16 The Lord is king forever and ever.
The nations have vanished from his land.
17 You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O Lord.
You encourage them.
You pay close attention to them
18 in order to provide justice for orphans and oppressed people
so that no mere mortal will terrify them again.
Psalm 8-10
New International Version
Psalm 8-10
New International Version
Psalm 8[a]
For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.
1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name(A) in all the earth!
You have set your glory(B)
in the heavens.(C)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(D) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(E) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(F)
the work of your fingers,(G)
the moon and the stars,(H)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[c](I)
5 You have made them[d] a little lower than the angels[e](J)
and crowned them[f] with glory and honor.(K)
6 You made them rulers(L) over the works of your hands;(M)
you put everything under their[g] feet:(N)
7 all flocks and herds,(O)
and the animals of the wild,(P)
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,(Q)
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!(R)
Psalm 9[h][i]
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;(S)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(T)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(U) in you;
I will sing the praises(V) of your name,(W) O Most High.
3 My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(X) and my cause,(Y)
sitting enthroned(Z) as the righteous judge.(AA)
5 You have rebuked the nations(AB) and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name(AC) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;(AD)
even the memory of them(AE) has perished.
7 The Lord reigns forever;(AF)
he has established his throne(AG) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(AH)
and judges the peoples with equity.(AI)
9 The Lord is a refuge(AJ) for the oppressed,(AK)
a stronghold in times of trouble.(AL)
10 Those who know your name(AM) trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken(AN) those who seek you.(AO)
11 Sing the praises(AP) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;(AQ)
proclaim among the nations(AR) what he has done.(AS)
12 For he who avenges blood(AT) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(AU)
13 Lord, see how my enemies(AV) persecute me!
Have mercy(AW) and lift me up from the gates of death,(AX)
14 that I may declare your praises(AY)
in the gates of Daughter Zion,(AZ)
and there rejoice in your salvation.(BA)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(BB)
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(BC)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[j](BD)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(BE)
all the nations that forget God.(BF)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope(BG) of the afflicted(BH) will never perish.
19 Arise,(BI) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(BJ)
let the nations be judged(BK) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(BL) Lord;
let the nations know they are only mortal.(BM)
Psalm 10[k]
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(BP)
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts(BQ) about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(BR)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(BS)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
your laws are rejected by[l] him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(BT)
7 His mouth is full(BU) of lies and threats;(BV)
trouble and evil are under his tongue.(BW)
8 He lies in wait(BX) near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent.(BY)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(BZ)
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(CA)
10 His victims are crushed,(CB) they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(CC)
he covers his face and never sees.”(CD)
12 Arise,(CE) Lord! Lift up your hand,(CF) O God.
Do not forget the helpless.(CG)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(CH)
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?(CI)
14 But you, God, see the trouble(CJ) of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(CK)
you are the helper(CL) of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(CM)
call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(CN)
the nations(CO) will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(CP)
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(CQ)
18 defending the fatherless(CR) and the oppressed,(CS)
so that mere earthly mortals
will never again strike terror.
Footnotes
- Psalm 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-9 is numbered 8:2-10.
- Psalm 8:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 8:4 Or what is a human being that you are mindful of him, / a son of man that you care for him?
- Psalm 8:5 Or him
- Psalm 8:5 Or than God
- Psalm 8:5 Or him
- Psalm 8:6 Or made him ruler . . . ; / . . . his
- 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.
- Psalm 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1-20 is numbered 9:2-21.
- Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.
- Psalm 10:1 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.
- Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from
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