1 I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.

I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

3 W hen my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.

When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.

4 F or you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

5 Y ou have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever 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 is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.

The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.

7 B ut Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

8 H e will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

9 Y ahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

10 T hose who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

11 S ing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.

Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.

12 F or he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.

For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.

13 H ave mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death;

Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death;

14 t hat I may show all of your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation.

that I may show all of your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation.

15 T he nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

16 Y ahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

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

The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.

18 F or the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

19 A rise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.

Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.

20 P ut them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.