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Psalms 9

20 aligned verses; 20 with wording or punctuation differences .

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I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works .
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders .
I will be glad and exult in thee ; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in You ; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
When mine enemies turn back , They stumble and perish at thy presence .
When my enemies retreat , they stumble and perish before You .
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
Thou hast rebuked the nations , thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
You have rebuked the nations ; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
The enemy are come to an end , they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished .
The enemy has come to eternal ruin , and You have uprooted their cities ; the very memory of them has vanished .
But Jehovah sitteth `as king' for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment ;
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment .
And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness .
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity .
Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble ;
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble .
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou , Jehovah , hast not forsaken them that seek thee .
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You , O LORD , have not forsaken those who seek You .
Sing praises to Jehovah , who dwelleth in Zion : Declare among the people his doings .
Sing praises to the LORD , who dwells in Zion ; proclaim His deeds among the nations .
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them ; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor .
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers ; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted .
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah ; Behold my affliction `which I suffer' of them that hate me , Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death ;
Be merciful to me, O LORD ; see how my enemies afflict me ! Lift me up from the gates of death ,
That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken .
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden .
Jehovah hath made himself known , he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion . Selah
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol , Even all the nations that forget God.
The wicked will return to Sheol all the nations who forget God.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten , Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever .
For the needy will not always be forgotten ; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed .
Arise , O Jehovah; let not man prevail : Let the nations be judged in thy sight .
Rise up , O LORD, do not let man prevail ; let the nations be judged in Your presence .
Put them in fear , O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah
Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

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