Psalms 7; Psalms 8; Psalms 9

1 Lord my God, I trust in you for protection. Save me and rescue me from those who are chasing me.

2 Otherwise, like a lion they will tear me apart. They will rip me to pieces, and no one can save me.

3 Lord my God, what have I done? Have my hands done something wrong?

4 Have I done wrong to my friend or stolen without reason from my enemy?

5 If I have, let my enemy chase me and capture me. Let him trample me into the dust and bury me in the ground.Selah

6 Lord, rise up in your anger; stand up against my enemies' anger. Get up and demand fairness.

7 Gather the nations around you and rule them from above.

8 Lord, judge the people. Lord, defend me because I am right, because I have done no wrong, God Most High.

9 God, you do what is right. You know our thoughts and feelings. Stop those wicked actions done by evil people, and help those who do what is right.

10 God protects me like a shield; he saves those whose hearts are right.

11 God judges by what is right, and God is always ready to punish the wicked.

12 If they do not change their lives, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and take aim.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons; he has made his flaming arrows.

14 There are people who think up evil and plan trouble and tell lies.

15 They dig a hole to trap others, but they will fall into it themselves.

16 They will get themselves into trouble; the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.

17 I praise the Lord because he does what is right. I sing praises to the Lord Most High. For the director of music. On the gittith. A psalm of David.

1 Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth! It brings you praise in heaven above.

2 You have taught children and babies to sing praises to you because of your enemies. And so you silence your enemies and destroy those who try to get even.

3 I look at your heavens, which you made with your fingers. I see the moon and stars, which you created.

4 But why are people important to you? Why do you take care of human beings?

5 You made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.

6 You put them in charge of everything you made. You put all things under their control:

7 all the sheep, the cattle, and the wild animals,

8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that lives under water.

9 Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth! For the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David.

1 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart. I will tell all the miracles you have done.

2 I will be happy because of you; God Most High, I will sing praises to your name.

3 My enemies turn back; they are overwhelmed and die because of you.

4 You have heard my complaint; you sat on your throne and judged by what was right.

5 You spoke strongly against the foreign nations and destroyed the wicked; you wiped out their names forever and ever.

6 The enemy is gone forever. You destroyed their cities; no one even remembers them.

7 But the Lord rules forever. He sits on his throne to judge,

8 and he will judge the world in fairness; he will decide what is fair for the nations.

9 The Lord defends those who suffer; he defends them in times of trouble.

10 Those who know the Lord trust him, because he will not leave those who come to him.

11 Sing praises to the Lord who is king on Mount Zion. Tell the nations what he has done.

12 He remembers who the murderers are; he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.

13 Lord, have mercy on me. See how my enemies hurt me. Do not let me go through the gates of death.

14 Then, at the gates of Jerusalem, I will praise you; I will rejoice because you saved me.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug. Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.

16 The Lord has made himself known by his fair decisions; the wicked get trapped by what they do. Higgaion. Selah

17 Wicked people will go to the grave, and so will all those who forget God.

18 But those who have troubles will not be forgotten. The hopes of the poor will never die.

19 Lord, rise up and judge the nations. Don't let people think they are strong.

20 Teach them to fear you, Lord. The nations must learn that they are only human.Selah