| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 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 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 thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. | 2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. |
| 3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. | 3My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared. |
| 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. | 4For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness. |
| 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 and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever. |
| 6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. | 6The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. |
| 7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. |
| 8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people 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 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, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. |
| 12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not 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 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: | 13LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death. |
| 14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. | 14Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. |
| 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 dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set. |
| 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 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 alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. | 18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. |
| 19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy 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 |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | 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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