Psalms 7; Psalms 8; Psalms 9

1 LORD my God, I go to you for safety. Help me. Save me from all those who are chasing me.

2 If you don't, they will tear me apart as if they were lions. They will rip me to pieces so that no one can save me.

3 LORD my God, suppose I have done something wrong. Suppose I am guilty.

4 I have done evil to my friend. Or I have robbed my enemy without any reason.

5 If I have done any of those things, let my enemy chase me and catch me. Let him walk all over me. Let him bury me in the dust. "Selah"

6 Lord, rise up in your anger. Rise up against the great anger of my enemies. My God, wake up. Command that the right thing be done.

7 Let all the people of the earth gather around you. Rule over them from your throne in heaven.

8 Lord, judge all people. Lord, judge me. But remember that I have done what is right. Most High God, remember that I am honest.

9 God, you always do what is right. You look deep down inside the hearts and minds of people. Bring to an end the terrible things sinful people do. Make godly people safe.

10 The Most High God is like a shield that keeps me safe. He saves those whose hearts are honest.

11 God judges fairly. He shows his anger every day.

12 If evil people don't change their ways, God will sharpen his sword. He will get his bow ready to use.

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons. He has made his flaming arrows ready.

14 Anyone who is full of evil plans trouble and ends up telling lies.

15 Anyone who digs a hole and shovels it out falls into the pit he has made.

16 The trouble he causes comes back on him. The terrible things he does come down on his own head.

17 I will give thanks to the LORD because he does what is right. I will sing praise to the LORD Most High.

1 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in the whole earth! You have made your glory higher than the heavens.

2 You have made sure that children and infants praise you. You have done it because of your enemies. You have done it to put a stop to their talk.

3 I think about the heavens. I think about what your fingers have created. I think about the moon and stars that you have set in place.

4 What is a human being that you think about him? What is a son of man that you take care of him?

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings. You placed on him a crown of glory and honor.

6 You made human beings the rulers over all that your hands have created. You put everything under their control.

7 They rule over all flocks and herds and over the wild animals.

8 They rule over the birds of the air and over the fish in the ocean. They rule over everything that swims in the oceans.

9 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in the whole earth!

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

2 I will be glad and full of joy because of you. Most High God, I will sing praise to you.

3 My enemies turn back. They fall down and die right in front of you.

4 You have proved that I haven't done anything wrong. You have sat on your throne and judged fairly.

5 You have punished the nations. You have destroyed evil people. You have erased their names from your book for ever and ever.

6 The enemy has been destroyed forever. You have leveled their cities to the ground. Even the memory of them is gone.

7 The LORD rules forever. He has set up his throne so that he can judge people.

8 He will judge the world in keeping with what is right. He will rule over all of its people fairly.

9 The LORD is a place of safety for those who have been beaten down. He keeps them safe in times of trouble.

10 Lord, those who know you will trust in you. You have never deserted those who look to you.

11 Sing praises to the Lord. He rules from his throne in Zion. Tell among the nations what he has done.

12 The One who pays back murderers remembers. He doesn't forget the cries of those who are hurting.

13 Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me! Show me your favor. Don't let me go down to the gates of death.

14 Then I can give praise to you at the gates of the city of Zion. There I will be full of joy because you have saved me.

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

16 The LORD is known to be fair. Evil people are trapped by what they have done. "Higgaion." "Selah"

17 Sinful people go down to the grave. So do all the nations that forget God.

18 But those who are in need will always be remembered. The hope of those who are hurting will never die.

19 Lord, rise up. Don't let people win the battle. Let the nations come to you and be judged.

20 Lord, strike them with terror. Let the nations know they are only human. "Selah"