| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. | 1I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. |
| 2I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | 2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. |
| 3When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence. | 3My enemies retreated; they staggered and died when you appeared. |
| 4For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment. | 4For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness. |
| 5You have rebuked the nations; you have made the wicked perish; you have blotted out their name forever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have erased their names forever. |
| 6The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; their cities you rooted out; the very memory of them has perished. | 6The enemy is finished, in endless ruins; the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. |
| 7But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, | 7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne. |
| 8and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness. | 8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. |
| 9The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | 9The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. |
| 10And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you. | 10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds! | 11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. |
| 12For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. | 12For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. |
| 13Be gracious to me, O LORD! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death, | 13LORD, have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death. |
| 14that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation. | 14Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. |
| 15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. | 15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set. |
| 16The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah | 16The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude |
| 17The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. |
| 18For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. | 18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. |
| 19Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you! | 19Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations! |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men! Selah | 20Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude |
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