| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. | 1I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. | 2I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. |
| 3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. | 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you. |
| 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. | 4For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge. |
| 5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever. |
| 6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. | 6The enemy has come to eternal ruin. You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. |
| 7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment. |
| 8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. | 8And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness. |
| 9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble. |
| 10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. | 10Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, LORD. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. | 11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations. |
| 12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. | 12For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed. |
| 13Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest 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, |
| 14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. | 14so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion. |
| 15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. | 15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. |
| 16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. | 16The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah |
| 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will return to Sheol--all the nations that forget God. |
| 18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. | 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever. |
| 19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. | 19Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence. |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. | 20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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