| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 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. | 1I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds. |
| 2I will rejoice and boast about You; I will sing about Your name, Most High. | 2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High! |
| 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. | 3When my enemies turn back, they will 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 brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. | 5You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out 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 perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished. |
| 7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; He has established His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment. |
| 8He judges the world with righteousness; He executes judgment on the nations with fairness. | 8He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people. |
| 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress. |
| 10Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh. | 10Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD. |
| 11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the peoples. |
| 12For the One who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. | 12As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten 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, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away 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 I may declare everything for which you should be praised in the gates of the daughter of Zion, so I will rejoice in your deliverance. |
| 15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. | 15The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set. |
| 16The LORD has revealed Himself; He has executed justice, striking down the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah | 16The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude |
| 17The wicked will return to Sheol-- all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will turn back to where the dead are — all the nations that have forgotten God. |
| 18For the oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. | 18For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever. |
| 19Rise up, LORD! Do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. | 19Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence. |
| 20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only men. Selah | 20Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude |
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