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