| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 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. | 1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | 2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. |
| 3When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. | 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. |
| 4For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. | 4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. |
| 6O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. | 6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. |
| 7But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. |
| 8He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. | 8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity. |
| 9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold 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, have not forsaken those who seek You. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people. | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. |
| 12When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble. | 12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. |
| 13Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, | 13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, |
| 14That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation. | 14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. |
| 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 a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. |
| 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 by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah |
| 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. |
| 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. | 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. |
| 19Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight. | 19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah | 20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah |
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