I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds 1I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; 3When my enemies turn back, 5You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; 7But the Lord sits enthroned forever; 9The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, 11Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! 13Be gracious to me, O Lord! 15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; 17The wicked shall return to Sheol, 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten, 19Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; Footnotes: a 1 Psalms 9 and 10 together follow an acrostic pattern, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they form one psalm b 1 Probably a musical or liturgical term c 3 Or because of d 16 Probably a musical or liturgical term ESV Text Edition® (2016). The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. Bible Hub |