| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. | 1For the choir director; on Muth-labben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. |
| 2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. | 2I will be glad and exult in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. |
| 3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. | 3When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You. |
| 4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. | 4For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously. |
| 5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. | 5You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. |
| 6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. | 6The enemy has come to an end in perpetual ruins, And You have uprooted the cities; The very memory of them has perished. |
| 7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. | 7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, |
| 8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. | 8And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. |
| 9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. | 9The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble; |
| 10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. | 10And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. |
| 11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. | 11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; Declare among the peoples His deeds. |
| 12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. | 12For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted. |
| 13Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: | 13Be gracious to me, O LORD; See my affliction from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, |
| 14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. | 14That I may tell of all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation. |
| 15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. | 15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught. |
| 16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. | 16The LORD has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah. |
| 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. | 17The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. |
| 18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. | 18For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. |
| 19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. | 19Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You. |
| 20Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. | 20Put them in fear, O LORD; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. |
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