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Psalm 9 in Hebrew and English

21 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַלְמוּת לַבֵּן מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

For the Leader; upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.

אוֹדֶה יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart; I will tell of all Thy marvellous works.

אֶשְׂמְחָה וְאֶעֶלְצָה בָךְ אֲזַמְּרָה שִׁמְךָ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃

I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High:

בְּשׁוּב־אוֹיְבַי אָחוֹר יִכָּשְׁלוּ וְיֹאבְדוּ מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃

When mine enemies are turned back, They stumble and perish at Thy presence;

כִּי־עָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטִי וְדִינִי יָשַׁבְתָּ לְכִסֵּא שׁוֹפֵט צֶֽדֶק׃

For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sattest upon the throne as the righteous Judge.

גָּעַרְתָּ גוֹיִם אִבַּדְתָּ רָשָׁע שְׁמָם מָחִיתָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃

Thou hast rebuked the nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

הָאוֹיֵב תַּמּוּ חֳרָבוֹת לָנֶצַח וְעָרִים נָתַשְׁתָּ אָבַד זִכְרָם הֵֽמָּה׃

O thou enemy, the waste places are come to an end for ever; And the cities which thou didst uproot, Their very memorial is perished.

וַיהוָה לְעוֹלָם יֵשֵׁב כּוֹנֵן לַמִּשְׁפָּט כִּסְאֽוֹ׃

But the LORD is enthroned for ever; He hath established His throne for judgment.

וְהוּא יִשְׁפֹּט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק יָדִין לְאֻמִּים בְּמֵישָֽׁרִים׃

And He will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples with equity.

וִיהִי יְהוָה מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ מִשְׂגָּב לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃

The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

וְיִבְטְחוּ בְךָ יוֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶךָ כִּי לֹא־עָזַבְתָּ דֹרְשֶׁיךָ יְהוָֽה׃

And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; For thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.

זַמְּרוּ לַיהוָה יֹשֵׁב צִיּוֹן הַגִּידוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו׃

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion; Declare among the peoples His doings.

כִּי־דֹרֵשׁ דָּמִים אוֹתָם זָכָר לֹא־שָׁכַח צַעֲקַת עֲנָוִֽים׃

For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.

חָנְנֵנִי יְהוָה רְאֵה עָנְיִי מִשֹּׂנְאָי מְרוֹמְמִי מִשַּׁעֲרֵי מָֽוֶת׃

Be gracious unto me, O LORD, Behold mine affliction at the hands of them that hate me; Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

לְמַעַן אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־תְּהִלָּתֶיךָ בְּשַׁעֲרֵי בַת־צִיּוֹן אָגִילָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃

That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, That I may rejoice in Thy salvation.

טָבְעוּ גוֹיִם בְּשַׁחַת עָשׂוּ בְּרֶשֶׁת־זוּ טָמָנוּ נִלְכְּדָה רַגְלָֽם׃

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

נוֹדַע יְהוָה מִשְׁפָּט עָשָׂה בְּפֹעַל כַּפָּיו נוֹקֵשׁ רָשָׁע הִגָּיוֹן סֶֽלָה׃

The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

יָשׁוּבוּ רְשָׁעִים לִשְׁאוֹלָה כָּל־גּוֹיִם שְׁכֵחֵי אֱלֹהִֽים׃

The wicked shall return to the nether-world, Even all the nations that forget God.

כִּי לֹא לָנֶצַח יִשָּׁכַח אֶבְיוֹן תִּקְוַת עֲנִיִּים תֹּאבַד לָעַֽד׃

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

קוּמָה יְהוָה אַל־יָעֹז אֱנוֹשׁ יִשָּׁפְטוּ גוֹיִם עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃

Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Thy sight.

שִׁיתָה יְהוָה מוֹרָה לָהֶם יֵדְעוּ גוֹיִם אֱנוֹשׁ הֵמָּה סֶּֽלָה׃

Set terror over them, O LORD; Let the nations know they are but men. Selah

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The first of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 1 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Sunday
  • Its heading names David
  • 21 verses, 164 words, about 2 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 9 have?

Psalm 9 has 21 verses and 164 words.

On which day is Psalm 9 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 1 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Sunday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 9?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 9?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.