| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1To the Chief Musician. To [i]the tune of[/i] “Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. | 1I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | 2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. |
| 3When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. | 3My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared. |
| 4For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. | 4For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever. |
| 6O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. | 6The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. |
| 7But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. |
| 8He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. | 8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. |
| 9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. |
| 10And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. | 10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. |
| 12When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble. | 12For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. |
| 13Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, | 13LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death. |
| 14That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation. | 14Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. |
| 15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. | 15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set. |
| 16The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah | 16The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude |
| 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. |
| 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. | 18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. |
| 19Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight. | 19Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations! |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah | 20Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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