1 T o the Overseer, `On the Death of Labben.' -- A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders.

2 I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.

I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

3 I n mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.

When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.

4 F or Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.

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

5 T hou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.

You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.

6 O thou Enemy, Finished have been destructions for ever, As to cities thou hast plucked up, Perished hath their memorial with them.

The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins, And You have uprooted the cities; The very memory of them has perished.

7 A nd Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.

But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,

8 A nd He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.

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

9 A nd Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble;

10 T hey trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.

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 ye praise to Jehovah, inhabiting Zion, Declare ye among the peoples His acts,

Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds.

12 F or He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

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

13 F avour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who 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 S o that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on 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 S unk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.

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 been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. Meditation. 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 do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God.

The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God.

18 F or not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.

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

19 R ise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.

Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You.

20 A ppoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they men! Selah.

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