| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. | 1For the music director; according to the alumoth-labben style; a psalm of David. I will thank the LORD with all my heart! I will tell about all your amazing deeds! |
| 2I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | 2I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! |
| 3When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You. | 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. |
| 4For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously. | 4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. | 5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. |
| 6The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins, And You have uprooted the cities; The very memory of them has perished. | 6The enemy's cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished. |
| 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, | 7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. |
| 8And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. | 8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. |
| 9The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble; | 9Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble. |
| 10And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. | 10Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, LORD, do not abandon those who seek your help. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds. | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done! |
| 12For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. | 12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help |
| 13Be gracious to me, O LORD; See my affliction from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, | 13when they prayed: "Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death! |
| 14That I may tell of all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. | 14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance." |
| 15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught. | 15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. |
| 16The LORD has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah. | 16The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah) |
| 17The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. | 17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God, |
| 18For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. | 18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. |
| 19Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You. | 19Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence! |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. | 20Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah) |
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