1 I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
3 W hen mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
4 F or thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
5 T hou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
6 T he enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.
O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
7 B ut Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 A nd he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 J ehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 A nd they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 S ing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings.
Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12 F or he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 H ave mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
Have 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:
14 T hat I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 T he nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 J ehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah
The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
17 T he wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
18 F or the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 A rise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
20 P ut them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah
Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.