| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 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. | 1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. | 2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. |
| 3My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. | 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. |
| 4For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. | 4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted 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. |
| 6Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished. | 6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. |
| 7The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. |
| 8He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. | 8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity. |
| 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold 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, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. | 10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. |
| 11Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. |
| 12For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted. | 12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. |
| 13LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, | 13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, |
| 14that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. | 14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. |
| 15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. | 15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. |
| 16The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. | 16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah |
| 17The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. |
| 18But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. | 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. |
| 19Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. | 19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. |
| 20Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortal. | 20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah |
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