1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

3 W hen mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.

4 F or thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.

5 T hou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.

6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins, And You have uprooted the cities; The very memory of them has perished.

7 B ut the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,

8 A nd he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.

9 T he Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;

10 A nd they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

11 S ing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds.

12 W hen he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

13 H ave mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Be gracious to me, O Lord; See my affliction from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

14 t hat I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

That I may tell of all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

15 T he heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

16 T he Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.

17 T he wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God.

18 F or the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

19 A rise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.

20 P ut them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Put them in fear, O Lord; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah.