| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 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 exult 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 stumble and perish before You. | 3My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared. |
| 4For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously. | 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. |
| 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 is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. |
| 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, | 7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. |
| 8And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. | 8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. |
| 9The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold 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, O 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 among the peoples His deeds. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. |
| 12For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. | 12For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. |
| 13Be gracious to me, O LORD; See my affliction 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 praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may 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 have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been 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 has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah. | 16The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude |
| 17The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. | 17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. |
| 18For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted 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 before You. | 19Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations! |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. | 20Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude |
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