Psalms 9

1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

1 Ee Bwana, nitakutukuza kwa moyo wangu wote, nitayasimulia matendo yako yote ya ajabu.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

2 Nitafurahi na kushangilia ndani yako. Nitaliimbia sifa jina lako, Ewe Uliye Juu Sana.

3 When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

3 Adui zangu wamerudi nyuma, wamejikwaa na kuangamia mbele zako.

4 For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.

4 Kwa maana umetetea haki yangu na msimamo wangu; umeketi kwenye kiti chako cha enzi, ukihukumu kwa haki.

5 You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.

5 Umekemea mataifa na kuwaangamiza waovu; umeyafuta majina yao milele na milele.

6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

6 Uharibifu usiokoma umempata adui, umeingʼoa miji yao; hata kumbukumbu lao limetoweka.

7 But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

7 Bwana anatawala milele, ameweka kiti chake cha enzi apate kuhukumu.

8 He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.

8 Mungu atahukumu ulimwengu kwa haki, atatawala mataifa kwa haki.

9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

9 Bwana ni kimbilio la watu wanaoonewa, ni ngome imara wakati wa shida.

10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

10 Wote wanaolijua jina lako watakutumaini wewe, kwa maana wewe Bwana, hujawaacha kamwe wakutafutao.

11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

11 Mwimbieni Bwana sifa, amefanywa mtawala Sayuni, tangazeni miongoni mwa mataifa, yale aliyoyatenda.

12 For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

12 Kwa maana yeye alipizaye kisasi cha damu hukumbuka, hapuuzi kilio cha wanaoonewa.

13 Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

13 Ee Bwana, tazama jinsi walivyo wengi adui zangu wanaonitesa! Nihurumie, uniinue kutoka malango ya mauti,

14 that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

14 ili niweze kutangaza sifa zako katika malango ya Binti Sayuni na huko niushangilie wokovu wako.

15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

15 Mataifa wameanguka kwenye shimo walilolichimba, miguu yao imenaswa kwenye wavu waliouficha.

16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

16 Bwana anajulikana kwa haki yake, waovu wamenaswa katika kazi za mikono yao.

17 The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.

17 Waovu wataishia kuzimu, naam, mataifa yote wanaomsahau Mungu.

18 For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

18 Lakini mhitaji hatasahaulika siku zote, wala matumaini ya walioonewa hayatapotea.

19 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.

19 Ee Bwana, inuka, usimwache binadamu ashinde. Mataifa na yahukumiwe mbele zako.

20 Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

20 Ee Bwana, wapige kwa hofu, mataifa na yajue kuwa wao ni watu tu.