Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
1For 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. | 1For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the LORD with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds! |
2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | 2I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! |
3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. | 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. |
4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. | 4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision. |
5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. | 5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. |
6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. | 6The enemy's cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished. |
7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. |
8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity. | 8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. |
9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | 9Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble. |
10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. | 10Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, LORD, do not abandon those who seek your help. |
11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done! |
12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. | 12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help |
13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, | 13when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death! |
14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. | 14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance." |
15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. | 15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. |
16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah | 16The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah) |
17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. | 17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God, |
18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. | 18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. |
19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. | 19Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence! |
20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah | 20Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah) |
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