Psalms 9:3

9:3 When my enemies turn back,

they trip and are defeated ¹  before you.

Psalms 9:14

9:14 Then I will ²  tell about all your praiseworthy acts; ³ 

in the gates of Daughter Zion ⁴  I will rejoice because of your deliverance.” ⁵ 

¹ tn Or “perish”; or “die.” The imperfect verbal forms in this line either emphasize what typically happens or describe vividly the aftermath of a recent battle in which the Lord defeated the psalmist’s enemies.

² tn Or “so that I might.”

³ tn Heb “all your praise.” “Praise” stands by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt it.

⁴ sn Daughter Zion is an idiomatic title for Jerusalem. It appears frequently in the prophets, but only here in the psalms.

⁵ tn Heb “in your deliverance.”