| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 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. | 1I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | 2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High! |
| 3When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. | 3When my enemies turn back, they will 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 brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. | 5You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out their name forever and ever. |
| 6O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished. | 6The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished. |
| 7But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment. |
| 8He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. | 8He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people. |
| 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 refuge in times of distress. |
| 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 will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the peoples. |
| 12When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble. | 12As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten 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 gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away 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. | 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 sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. | 15The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set. |
| 16The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah | 16The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude |
| 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will turn back to where the dead are — all the nations that have forgotten God. |
| 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. | 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 man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight. | 19Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence. |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah | 20Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude |
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