Scripture Sunday

Psalm 9:1-20

“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;

 I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

 I will be glad and rejoice in you;

I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

My enemies turn back;

they stumble and perish before you.

For you have upheld my right and my cause,

sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;

you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,

you have uprooted their cities;

even the memory of them has perished.

The Lord reigns forever;

he has established his throne for judgement.

He rules the world in righteousness

and judges the peoples with equity.

The lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

a stronghold in times of trouble.

Those who know your name trust in you,

for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;

proclaim among the nations what he has done.

For he who avenges blood remembers;

he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!

Have mercy and lift me up for the gates of death,

that I may declare your praises

in the gates of Daughter Zion,

and there rejoice in your salvation.

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;

their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

The Lord is known by his acts of justice;

the wicked go down to the ream of the dead,

all the nations that forget God.

But God will never forget the needy;

the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph;

let the nations be judged in your presence.

Strike they with terror, Lord;

let the nations know they are only mortal.”

Dear God help us to remember your Words of triumph. Thank you that you love us so much that you would squelch our enemies. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.