Strengthen those in whom there is no more strength,

That the orphan and the rest of the oppressed

Man has never frightened us!

N. Basovsky. 9TH PSALM (DAVID)

N. Basovsky

9TH PSALM (DAVID)

I praise the Almighty God with my heart,

I proclaim to all the triumph of the Lord's miracles.

In Him I rejoice, and there is much joy in my heart,

and all my songs in His name and glory.

My enemies will turn back and perish without a fight,

they will freeze before the face of the Lord, not hiding their fear.

My judgment and my justice are done by Thee,

on the highest throne sat a just Judge.

God was angry with the evildoers, and this is the punishment:

He erased their names, erased them from memory forever;

And behold, everywhere I hear the groaning of my enemies —

There are no weapons and their cities have been destroyed.

The Lord will be enthroned over the world forever;

no one on earth will hide his face before Him.

He judges the universe with a supreme just judgment

and judges the nations according to the supreme right of the Creator.

For all the oppressed, He will be a source of light,

will become a safe haven always and everywhere.

Whoever seeks Him will not be left unanswered;

and whoever trusts will not be left in trouble.

Sing therefore unto the Lord, He dwelleth in Zion;

To the nations of the earth, declare the works of God.

For the cry of the oppressed, who live humbly in the law,

for their blood and tears He will grind the evildoers to dust.

Have mercy, O God, do not abandon in sorrow and in resentment;

saving from death, save also from the torments of existence.