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Psalm 9

The Message Bible MSG

1 I'm thanking you, God, from a full heart, I'm writing the book on your wonders.

2 I'm whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I'm singing your song, High God.

3 The day my enemies turned tail and ran, they stumbled on you and fell on their faces.

4 You took over and set everything right; when I needed you, you were there, taking charge.

5 You blow the whistle on godless nations; you throw dirty players out of the game, wipe their names right off the roster.

6 Enemies disappear from the sidelines, their reputation trashed, their names erased from the halls of fame.

7 God holds the high center, he sees and sets the world's mess right.

8 He decides what is right for us earthlings, gives people their just deserts.

9 God's a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times.

10 The moment you arrive, you relax; you're never sorry you knocked.

11 Sing your songs to Zion-dwelling God, tell his stories to everyone you meet:

12 How he tracks down killers yet keeps his eye on us, registers every whimper and moan.

13 Be kind to me, God; I've been kicked around long enough. Once you've pulled me back from the gates of death,

14 I'll write the book on Hallelujahs; on the corner of Main and First I'll hold a street meeting; I'll be the song leader; we'll fill the air with salvation songs.

15 They're trapped, those godless countries, in the very snares they set, Their feet all tangled in the net they spread.

16 They have no excuse; the way God works is well-known. The cunning machinery made by the wicked has maimed their own hands.

17 The wicked bought a one-way ticket to hell.

18 No longer will the poor be nameless - no more humiliation for the humble.

19 Up, God! Aren't you fed up with their empty strutting? Expose these grand pretensions!

20 Shake them up, God! Show them how silly they look.

New Living Translation NLT

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

2 I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.

3 My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared.

4 For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness.

5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever.

6 The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.

7 But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.

8 He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.

9 The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.

11 Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.

12 For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.

13 LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

14 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

16 The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude

17 The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.

18 But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

19 Arise, O LORD ! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations!

20 Make them tremble in fear, O LORD . Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude