Psalm 9:9–20 | Liturgical Calendar

9

The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, *

a refuge in time of trouble.

10

Those who know your Name will put their trust in you, *

for you never forsake those who seek you, O Lord.

11

Sing praise to the Lord who dwells in Zion; *

proclaim to the peoples the things he has done.

12

The Avenger of blood will remember them; *

he will not forget the cry of the afflicted.

13

Have pity on me, O Lord; *

see the misery I suffer from those who hate me,

O you who lift me up from the gate of death;

14

So that I may tell of all your praises

and rejoice in your salvation *

in the gates of the city of Zion.

15

The ungodly have fallen into the pit they dug, *

and in the snare they set is their own foot caught.

16

The Lord is known by his acts of justice; *

the wicked are trapped in the works of their own hands.

17

The wicked shall be given over to the grave, *

and also all the peoples that forget God.

18

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, *

and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19

Rise up, O Lord, let not the ungodly have the upper hand; *

let them be judged before you.

20

Put fear upon them, O Lord; *

let the ungodly know they are but mortal.