New Living Translation | International Standard Version |
1I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. | 1I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds. |
2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. | 2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High! |
3My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared. | 3When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you. |
4For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness. | 4For you have brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously. |
5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever. | 5You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out their name forever and ever. |
6The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. | 6The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished. |
7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. | 7But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment. |
8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. | 8He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people. |
9The LORD is a shelter 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, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you. | 10Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD. |
11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the peoples. |
12For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. | 12As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted. |
13LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws 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, |
14Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. | 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 dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set. | 15The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set. |
16The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude | 16The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude |
17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. | 17The wicked will turn back to where the dead are — all the nations that have forgotten God. |
18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. | 18For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever. |
19Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations! | 19Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence. |
20Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude | 20Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude |
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. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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