| New King James Version | NET 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 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 rejoice 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 shall fall and perish at Your presence. | 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. |
| 4For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness. | 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. |
| 6O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory 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 shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. |
| 8He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. | 8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. |
| 9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge 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, 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 His deeds among the people. | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done! |
| 12When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble. | 12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help |
| 13Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble 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 praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will 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 made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. | 15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had 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 revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah) |
| 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that 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 shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not 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 in Your sight. | 19Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence! |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah | 20Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah) |
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