><>...O LORD I will praise you with all my heart...><>
Ps.9
1O Lord, I will praise you with all my heart and tell everyone about the marvelous things you do.
2I will be glad, yes, filled with joy because of you. I will sing your praises, O Lord God above all gods.
3My enemies will fall back and perish in your presence;
4you have vindicated me; you have endorsed my work, declaring from your throne that it is good.
5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked, blotting out their names forever and ever.
6O enemies of mine, you are doomed forever. The Lord will destroy your cities; even the memory of them will disappear.
7-8But the Lord lives on forever; he sits upon his throne to judge justly the nations of the world.
9All who are oppressed may come to him. He is a refuge for them in their times of trouble.
10All those who know your mercy, Lord, will count on you for help. For you have never yet forsaken those who trust in you.
11Oh, sing out your praises to the God who lives in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.
12He who avenges murder has an open ear to those who cry to him for justice. He does not ignore the prayers of men in trouble when they call to him for help.
13And now, O Lord, have mercy on me; see how I suffer at the hands of those who hate me. Lord, snatch me back from the jaws of death. 14Save me, so that I can praise you publicly before all the people at Jerusalem's gates and rejoice that you have rescued me.
15The nations fall into the pitfalls they have dug for others; the trap they set has snapped on them.
16The Lord is famous for the way he punishes the wicked in their own snares!
17The wicked shall be sent away to hell; this is the fate of all the nations forgetting the Lord.
18For the needs of the needy shall not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor shall not always be crushed.
19O Lord, arise and judge and punish the nations; don't let them defy you!
20Make them tremble in fear; put the nations in their place until at last they know they are but puny men.
Thank you Father for your word |
