For the music director; on● Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.
I will givethanks to the LORD with allamy heart;I will btell of all Your 1wonders.Meaning of the Heb uncertainOr miraclesPs 86:12Ps 26:72 I will rejoice and be ajubilant in You;I will bsingpraise to Your name, O cMostHigh.Ps 5:11; 104:34Ps 66:2, 4Ps 83:18; 92:1
3 When my enemiesturnback,They stumble and aperishbefore You.Ps 27:24 For You have amaintained1my justcause;You have sat on the throne2bjudgingrighteously.Lit my right and my causeOr a righteous JudgePs 140:12Ps 50:65 You have arebuked the nations, You have eliminated the wicked;You have bwipedout their nameforever and ever.Ps 119:21Ps 69:28; Prov 10:76 1The enemy has cometoanendineverlastingruins,And You have uprooted the cities;The veryamemory of them has perished.Or O enemy, desolations are finished forever; And their cities You have uprootedPs 34:16
7 But the aLORD1sitsasKingforever;He has established His bthrone for judgment,Or remains foreverPs 10:16Ps 89:148 And He will ajudge the world in righteousness;He will executejudgment for the peoplesfairly.Ps 96:13; 98:99 1The LORD will also be a astronghold for the oppressed,A stronghold in times of trouble;Or Let the LORDalso bePs 32:7; 59:9, 16, 1710 And 1those who aknow Your name will put their trust in You,For You, LORD, have not babandoned those who seek You.Or let those...name putPs 91:14Ps 37:28; 94:14
11 Singpraises to the LORD, who adwells in Zion;bDeclare His deeds among the peoples.Ps 76:2Ps 105:1; 107:2212 For aHe who 1requiresbloodremembers them;He does not forgetbthe cry of the needy.I.e., avenges bloodshedGen 9:5; Ps 72:14Ps 9:1813 Begracious to me, LORD;See my oppression from those awho hate me,You who blift me up from the gates of death,Ps 38:19Ps 30:3; 86:1314 Sothat I may tell of aall Your praises,That in the gates of the daughter of ZionI may brejoice in Your 1salvation.Or deliverancePs 106:2Ps 13:5; 20:5; 35:9; 51:1215 The nations have sunkdownainto the pitwhich they have made;In the bnetwhich they hid, their own foot has been caught.Ps 7:15, 16Ps 57:616 The LORD has amade Himself known;He has bexecutedjudgment.A wickedone is ensnared in the work of his own hands.1HiggaionSelahPerhaps, resounding music or meditationEx 7:5Ps 9:4
17 The wicked will 1areturn to 2Sheol,All the nations who bforgetGod.Or turnI.e., the netherworldPs 49:14Job 8:13; Ps 50:2218 For the aneedy will not always be forgotten,Nor the bhope of the afflictedperishforever.Ps 9:12; 12:5Ps 62:5; 71:5; Prov 23:1819 aArise, LORD, do not let mankindprevail;Let the nations be bjudgedbefore You.Num 10:35Ps 9:520 Put them ain fear, LORD;Let the nationsknow that they are bmerelyhuman.SelahPs 14:5Ps 62:9
For the choir director.● Almuth-labben. A Psalm of David.
א — Aleph
1I will givethanks to Yahweh with allamy heart;I will brecountall Your 2wondrousdeeds.Or According to the Death of the Son; possibly a title for a tuneThis poem loosely follows an acrostic patternOr miraclesPs 86:12Ps 26:7
א — Aleph
2 I will be glad and aexult in You;I will bsingpraise to Your name, O cMostHigh.Ps 5:11; 104:34Ps 66:2, 4Ps 83:18; 92:1
ב — Beth
3 When my enemiesturnback,They stumble and aperishbefore You.Ps 27:24 For You have amaintained my 1justice and my cause;You have sat on the throne2bjudgingrighteously.Or rightOr a righteous JudgePs 140:12Ps 50:6
ג — Gimel
5 You have arebuked the nations, You have made the wickedperish;You have bblottedout their nameforever and ever.Ps 119:21Ps 69:28; Prov 10:7
ה — He
6 1The enemy has come to an end in perpetual2ruins,And You have uprooted the cities;The veryamemory of them has perished.Or O enemy, desolations are finished forever; And their cities You have plucked upOr waste placesPs 34:16
ו — Vav
7 But aYahweh1abidesforever;He has established His bthrone for judgment,Or sits as kingPs 10:16Ps 89:14
ו — Vav
8 And He will ajudge the world in righteousness;He will renderjustice for the peoples with equity.Ps 96:13; 98:9
ו — Vav
9 1Yahweh also will be a astronghold for the oppressed,A stronghold in times of 2distress;Or Let Yahweh also beOr troublePs 32:7; 59:9, 16, 17
ו — Vav
10 And 1those who aknow Your name will put their trust in You,For You, O Yahweh, have not bforsaken those who seek You.Or let those...name putPs 91:14Ps 37:28; 94:14
ז — Zayin
11 Singpraises to Yahweh, who aabides in Zion;bDeclare among the peoples His acts.Ps 76:2Ps 105:1; 107:2212 For aHe who 1requiresbloodremembers them;He does not forgetbthe cry of the afflicted.Avenges bloodshedGen 9:5; Ps 72:14Ps 9:18
ח — Heth
13 Begracious to me, O Yahweh;See my affliction from those awho hate me,You who blift me up from the gates of death,Ps 38:19Ps 30:3; 86:1314 That I may recountaall Your praises,That in the gates of the daughter of ZionI may brejoice in Your 1salvation.Or deliverancePs 106:2Ps 13:5; 20:5; 35:9; 51:12
ט — Teth
15 The nations have sunkdownain the pit which they have made;In the bnetwhich they hid, their own foot has been caught.Ps 7:15, 16Ps 57:616 Yahweh has amade Himself known;He has bexecutedjudgment.In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared.1Higgaion2Selah.Possibly resounding music or meditationSelah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical InterludeEx 7:5Ps 9:4
י — Yodh
17 The wicked will 1areturn to Sheol,Evenall the nationswhobforgetGod.Or turnPs 49:14Job 8:13; Ps 50:22
כ — Kaph
18 For the aneedy will not always be forgotten,Nor the bhope of the afflictedperishforever.Ps 9:12; 12:5Ps 62:5; 71:5; Prov 23:1819 aArise, O Yahweh, do not let manprevail;Let the nations be bjudgedbefore You.Num 10:35Ps 9:520 Put them ain fear, O Yahweh;Let the nationsknow that they are bbut men.Selah.Ps 14:5Ps 62:9