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1I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds. | 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 be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to 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 turn back, they will stumble and perish before you. | 3My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. |
4For you have brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously. | 4For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. |
5You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out 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 perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished. | 6Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished. |
7But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment. | 7The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. |
8He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people. | 8He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. |
9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. |
10Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD. | 10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. |
11Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the peoples. | 11Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. |
12As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted. | 12For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted. |
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, | 13LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, |
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. | 14that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. |
15The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set. | 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, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude | 16The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. |
17The wicked will turn back to where the dead are — all the nations that have forgotten God. | 17The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God. |
18For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever. | 18But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. |
19Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence. | 19Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. |
20Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude | 20Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortal. |
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