For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David.

9:1 I will thank the Lord with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds!

9:2 I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O Sovereign One!

9:3 When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.

9:4 For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

9:5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

9:6 The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished.

9:7 But the Lord rules forever; he reigns in a just manner.

9:8 He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

• Refer to Justice Revenge

9:9 Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

9:10 Those who are loyal to you trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!

9:12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

9:13 when they prayed: “Have mercy on me, Lord! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

9:14 Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

9:15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

• Refer to God of Irony

9:16 The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

9:17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,