Daily Bible CEV October 28 Verses

Psalm 9
[A psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune "The Death of the Son."]
Sing Praises to the LORD

¹I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart

and tell about the wonders you have worked.

²God Most High, I will rejoice;

I will celebrate and sing because of you.

³When my enemies face you,

they run away and stumble and are destroyed.

⁴You take your seat as judge,

and your fair decisions prove

that I was in the right.

⁵You warn the nations and destroy evil people;

you wipe out their names forever and ever.

⁶Our enemies are destroyed completely for all time.

Their cities are torn down,

and they will never be remembered again.

⁷You rule forever, LORD, and you are on your throne,

ready for judgment.

⁸You judge the world fairly

and treat all nations with justice.

⁹The poor can run to you

because you are a fortress in times of trouble.

¹⁰Everyone who honors your name can trust you,

because you are faithful to all who depend on you.

¹¹You rule from Zion, LORD, and we sing about you

to let the nations know everything you have done.

¹²You did not forget to punish the guilty

or listen to the cries of those in need.

¹³Please have mercy, LORD! My enemies mistreat me.

Keep me from the gates that lead to death,

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and I will sing about you at the gate to Zion.

I will be happy there because you rescued me.

¹⁵Our LORD, the nations fell into their own pits,

and their feet were caught in their own traps.

¹⁶You showed what you are like,

and you made certain that justice is done,

but evil people are trapped by their own evil deeds.

¹⁷The wicked will go down to the world of the dead

to be with those nations that forgot about you.

¹⁸The poor and the homeless won't always be forgotten

and without hope.

¹⁹Do something, LORD! Don't let the nations win.

Make them stand trial in your court of law.

²⁰Make the nations afraid and let them all discover

just how weak they are.

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