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 the great things You have done.

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 full of joy because of 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 those who hate me turn away, they fall and are lost from You.

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

For You have stood by my right actions. You sit on Your throne, and are right in how You judge.

5 T hou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.

You have spoken sharp words to the nations and have destroyed the sinful. You have thrown 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.

Those who fight against You are finished forever. You have destroyed their cities. They will be remembered no more.

7 B ut Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

But the Lord lives forever. He has set up His throne to say who is guilty or not.

8 A nd he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

He will punish the world by what is right. He will be fair as He rules the people.

9 J ehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

The Lord also keeps safe those who suffer. He is a safe place 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.

Those who know Your name will put their trust in You. For You, O Lord, have never left alone those who look for You.

11 S ing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings.

Sing praises to the Lord, Who lives in Zion! Tell all the nations what He has done!

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

For He Who punishes for the blood of another remembers them. He does not forget the cry of those who suffer.

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 pity on me, O Lord! See how I suffer from those who hate me, You Who have lifted 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 in the gates of the people of Zion. There I will be full of joy because You save.

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 fallen into the hole they have dug. Their own feet have been caught in the net they have hidden.

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 is fair in His Law. The sinful trap themselves by the work of their own hands.

17 T he wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.

The sinful, all the nations that forget God, will be turned back into the grave.

18 F or the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

But those in need will not always be forgotten. The hope of the poor will not be lost forever.

19 A rise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Rise up, O Lord! Do not let man win the fight against You. Let the nations come to You and be judged.

20 P ut them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

Make them afraid, O Lord. Let the nations know they are only men.