[1] I will thank the LORD with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. [2] I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most High. [3] When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before you. [4] For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge. [5] You have rebuked the nations: You have destroyed the wicked; you have erased their name forever and ever. [6] The enemy has come to eternal ruin; you have uprooted the cities, and the very memory of them has perished. [7] But the LORD sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment. [8] And he judges the world with righteousness; he executes judgment on the nations with fairness. [9] The LORD is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble. [10] Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, LORD. [11] Sing to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations. [12] For the one who seeks an accounting for bloodshed remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed. [13] Be gracious to me, LORD; consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me. Lift me up from the gates of death, [14] so that I may declare all your praises. I will rejoice in your salvation within the gates of Daughter Zion. [15] The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed. [16] The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah [17] The wicked will return to Sheol- all the nations that forget God. [18] For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever. [19] Rise up, LORD! Do not let mere humans prevail; let the nations be judged in your presence. [20] Put terror in them, LORD; let the nations know they are only humans. Selah
