For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the LXX they form one psalm.
1I will give thanksאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034to the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820;I will recountאֲ֝סַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608allכָּל־kol-H3605Your wondersנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381.
2I will be gladאֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה'es.me.ChahH8055and rejoiceוְאֶעֶלְצָ֣הve.'e.'el.TzahH5970in You;I will sing praiseאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahH2167to Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,O Most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945.
3When my enemiesאוֹיְבַ֥י'oy.VaiH341retreatבְּשׁוּב־ אָח֑וֹרbe.shuv- 'a.ChorH7725H268,they stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782and perishוְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּve.yoe.DuH6before Youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.
4Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have upheldעָ֭שִׂיתָ'A.si.taH6213my justמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941causeוְדִינִ֑יve.di.NiH1779;You sitיָשַׁ֥בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427on Your throneלְ֝כִסֵּ֗אle.khi.Se'H3678judgingשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199righteouslyצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.
5You have rebukedגָּעַ֣רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605the nationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471;You have destroyedאִבַּ֣דְתָּ'i.Bad.taH6the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;You have erasedמָ֝חִ֗יתָma.Chi.taH4229their nameשְׁמָ֥םshe.MamH8034foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.
6The enemyהָֽאוֹיֵ֨ב׀ תַּ֥מּוּha.'o.Yev Ta.muH341H8552has come to eternalלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331ruinחֳרָב֗וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723,and You have uprootedנָתַ֑שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5428their citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892;the very memoryזִכְרָ֣םzikh.RamH2143of themהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992has vanishedH6.
7But the LORDוַֽ֭יהוָהva.Yah.wehH3068abidesיֵשֵׁ֑בye.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769;He has establishedכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559His throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֣טla.mish.PatH4941.
9The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isוִ֘יהִ֤יvi.HiH1961a refugeמִשְׂגָּ֣בmis.GavH4869for the oppressedלַדָּ֑ךְla.DakhH1790,a strongholdמִ֝שְׂגָּ֗בmis.GavH4869in timesלְעִתּ֥וֹתle.'i.TotH6256of troubleבַּצָּרָֽה׃ba.tza.RahH6869.
10Those who knowיוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'EiH3045Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034trustוְיִבְטְח֣וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in You,forכִּ֤יkiH3588You, O LORDH3068,have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808forsakenעָזַ֖בְתָּ'a.Zav.taH5800those who seek Youדֹרְשֶׁ֣יךָdo.re.Shei.khaH1875.
11Sing praisesזַמְּר֗וּza.me.RuH2167to the LORDH3068,who dwellsיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;proclaimהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046His deedsעֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו׃a.Li.lo.TavH5949among the nationsבָ֝עַמִּ֗יםva.'a.MimH5971.
12Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Avengerדֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of bloodshedדָּ֭מִיםDa.mimH1818אוֹתָ֣ם'o.TamH853remembersזָכָ֑רza.KharH2142;He does not ignoreלֹֽא־ שָׁ֝כַ֗חlo'- Sha.KhachH7911H3808the cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedH6041.
13Be merciful to meחָֽנְנֵ֬נִיcha.ne.Ne.niH2603,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200how my enemiesמִשֹּׂנְאָ֑יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130afflict meעָ֭נְיִי'A.ne.yiH6040!Lift me upמְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗יme.ro.MiH7311from the gatesמִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵיmi.Sha.'a.reiH8179of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194,
14thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616I may declareאֲסַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608allכָּֽל־kal-H3605Your praisesתְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָte.hi.La.Tei.khaH8416—that within the gatesH8179of Daughterבַת־vat-H1323Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726I may rejoiceאָ֝גִ֗ילָה'a.Gi.lahH1523in Your salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444.
15The nationsג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471have fallenטָבְע֣וּta.ve.'UH2883into a pitבְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatH7845of their makingעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213;their feetרַגְלָֽם׃rag.LamH7272are caughtנִלְכְּדָ֥הnil.ke.DahH3920in the netבְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ ז֥וּbe.re.shet- zuH7568H2098they have hiddenטָ֝מָ֗נוּta.Ma.nuH2934.
16The LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is knownנ֤וֹדַ֨ע׀no.Da'H3045by the justiceמִשְׁפָּ֪טmish.PatH4941He bringsH6213;the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563are ensnaredנוֹקֵ֣שׁno.KeshH5367by the workבְּפֹ֣עַלbe.Fo.'alH6467of their handsכַּ֭פָּיוKa.pavH3709.Higgaionהִגָּי֥וֹןhi.ga.YonH1902Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
18Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808alwaysלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331be forgottenיִשָּׁכַ֣חyi.sha.KhachH7911;nor the hopeתִּקְוַ֥תtik.VatH8615of the oppressedH6035foreverלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703dashedתֹּאבַ֥דto.VadH6.
19Rise upקוּמָ֣הku.MahH6965,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,do not letאַל־'al-H408manאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582prevailיָעֹ֣זya.'OzH5810;let the nationsג֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471be judgedיִשָּׁפְט֥וּyi.sha.fe.TuH8199inעַל־'al-H5921Your presenceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.
20Layשִׁ֘יתָ֤הshi.TahH7896terrorמוֹרָ֗הmo.RahH4172upon themH3068, O LORD;let the nationsH1471knowיֵדְע֥וּye.de.'UH3045theyare but menהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH582H1992.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
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