Psalm 9

[The first few lines of Psalm 9 are hard to mess with. To me they speak volumes as they are. - DW]

For the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David.
¹ I will praise You, Jesus, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. ² I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

³ You repel my enemies; they trip and fall, and cannot withstand even Your sight. ⁴ For I have maintained Your cause as my own; You have sat on Your throne, and judged my enemies according to Your divine will.

⁵ Nations and the wicked who do not align themselves with You are destroyed and their very existence is removed from the annals of history. ⁶ These enemies see complete and utter ruin; their cities annihilated; no one who remains alive will even the remember their name.

⁷ Jesus, You reign forever; You have created Your holy throne from which You can judge through Your holiness.⁸ You will judge everyone based on Your rules; You will govern the remaining Holy nations with justice.

⁹ Jesus, please be a refuge for all of us, especially those in the most need; be a strong foothold in this slippery world. ¹⁰ We know Your name! We will trust in You, for you, Jesus, have never forgot us as we continue to seek You. ¹¹ We will sing praises to You Jesus, enthroned above all the earth; We will shout out loud so everyone will know all of the good You have done. ¹² For even as You destroy our enemies, You will remember our need; You won't ignore us.

¹³ Jesus, as a part of your grand plan sometimes I have enemies that seem to overwhelm me. Even when I fall away from you, remember me and lift me from this condition ¹⁴ that I can again sing your praises and be delighted in Your presence forever.

¹⁵ We on earth constantly fall into holes that we ourselves have dug; we become trapped in the snares of life. ¹⁶ We know You Jesus by Your justice; please let only our enemies be trapped in this way. ¹⁷ Those evil ones will know only death, including all the nations who never learn that You are God. ¹⁸ But through Your great understanding those in need will always be remembered and helped; You will sustain our hope forever.

¹⁹ Come back to us Jesus; everyone should be judged through Your eyes, yes every last nation and soul. ²⁰ Don't let us ever forget that we are just humble men, and that You are God.

In Your Praise!