Christian Standard Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. | 1For the choir director: according to Muth-labben. A Davidic psalm. I will thank Yahweh with all my heart; I will declare all Your wonderful works. |
2I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. | 2I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High. |
3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you. | 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. |
4For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge. | 4For You have upheld my just cause; You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge. |
5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. |
6The enemy has come to eternal ruin. You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. | 6The enemy has come to eternal ruin; You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. |
7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; He has established His throne for judgment. |
8And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness. | 8He judges the world with righteousness; He executes judgment on the nations with fairness. |
9The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. |
10Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, LORD. | 10Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh. |
11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations. | 11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. |
12For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed. | 12For the One who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. |
13Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death, | 13Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death, |
14so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion. | 14so that I may declare all Your praises. I will rejoice in Your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion. |
15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. | 15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. |
16The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah | 16The LORD has revealed Himself; He has executed justice, striking down the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah |
17The wicked will return to Sheol--all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will return to Sheol-- all the nations that forget God. |
18For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever. | 18For the oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. |
19Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence. | 19Rise up, LORD! Do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. |
20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah | 20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only men. Selah |
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