| Berean Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 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. | 1I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | 2I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. |
| 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You. | 3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you. |
| 4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously. | 4For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever. |
| 6The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished. | 6The enemy has come to eternal ruin. You have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. |
| 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment. |
| 8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity. | 8And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness. |
| 9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble. |
| 10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. | 10Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, LORD. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations. | 11Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations. |
| 12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. | 12For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed. |
| 13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, | 13Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death, |
| 14that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. | 14so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion. |
| 15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. | 15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. |
| 16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah | 16The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah |
| 17The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. | 17The wicked will return to Sheol--all the nations that forget God. |
| 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. | 18For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever. |
| 19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. | 19Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence. |
| 20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah | 20Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah |
| This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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