1 I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart; I will show 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 exult 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 turn back, They stumble 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 sittest in the throne judging righteously.

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

5 T hou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted 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 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.

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 Jehovah sitteth as king 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 will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

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

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 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, Jehovah, 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 Jehovah, who 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 F or he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.

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

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;

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 show 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 nations 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 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 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 back unto Sheol, Even 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, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

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

19 A rise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations 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 Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

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