Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
1I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. | 1For the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
2I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. | 2I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. |
3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you. | 3My enemies turn back; 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 right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the 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 and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. |
6The enemy has come to eternal ruin. You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. | 6Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished. |
7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment. | 7The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. |
8And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness. | 8He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. |
9The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold 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, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. |
11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations. | 11Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. |
12For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed. | 12For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries 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, | 13LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and 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. | 14that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. |
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 have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. |
16The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah | 16The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. |
17The wicked will return to Sheol--all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God. |
18For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever. | 18But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. |
19Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence. | 19Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. |
20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah | 20Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortal. |
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