| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 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 give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds. |
| 2I will be glad and exult 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 stumble and perish before You. | 3When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you. |
| 4For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously. | 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. |
| 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 has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished. |
| 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, | 7But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment. |
| 8And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. | 8He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people. |
| 9The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold 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, O 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 among the peoples His deeds. | 11Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the peoples. |
| 12For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. | 12As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted. |
| 13Be gracious to me, O LORD; See my affliction 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 praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may 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 have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught. | 15The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared 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 has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude |
| 17The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. | 17The wicked will turn back to where the dead are — all the nations that have forgotten God. |
| 18For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted 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 before You. | 19Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence. |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. | 20Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude |
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