| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 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! | 1I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. |
| 2I will be happy and rejoice in you! I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! | 2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. |
| 3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you. | 3When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence. |
| 4For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision. | 4For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment. |
| 5You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. | 5You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; you have blotted out their name forever and ever. |
| 6The enemy's cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished. | 6The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished. |
| 7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. | 7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, |
| 8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations. | 8and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness. |
| 9Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. |
| 10Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, LORD, do not abandon those who seek your help. | 10And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done! | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds! |
| 12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help | 12For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. |
| 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! | 13Be gracious to me, O LORD! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death, |
| 14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance." | 14that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation. |
| 15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. | 15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. |
| 16The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah) | 16The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah |
| 17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God, | 17The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. |
| 18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed. | 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. |
| 19Rise up, LORD! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence! | 19Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you! |
| 20Terrify them, LORD! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah) | 20Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah |
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