[1] LORD, I will give thanks to you with all my heart. I will tell about all the wonderful things you have done. [2] I will be glad and full of joy because of you. Most High God, I will sing the praises of your name. [3] My enemies turn back. They fall down and die right in front of you. [4] You have proved that I haven’t done anything wrong. You have sat on your throne and judged fairly. [5] You have punished the nations. You have destroyed evil people. You have erased their names from your book for ever and ever. [6] My enemies have been destroyed forever. You have leveled their cities to the ground. Even the memory of them is gone. [7] The LORD rules forever. He has set up his throne so that he can judge people. [8] He rules the world in keeping with what is right. He judges all its people fairly. [9] The LORD is a place of safety for those who have been treated badly. He keeps them safe in times of trouble. [10] LORD, those who know you will trust in you. You have never deserted those who look to you. [11] Sing the praises of the LORD. He rules from his throne in Zion. Tell among the nations what he has done. [12] The God who pays back murderers remembers. He doesn’t forget the cries of those who are hurting. [13] LORD, see how badly my enemies treat me! Help me! Don’t let me go down to the gates of death! [14] Then I can give praise to you at the gates of the city of Zion. There I will be full of joy because you have saved me. [15] The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. [16] The LORD is known to be fair by the things he does. Evil people are trapped by what they have done. [17] Sinful people go down to the place of the dead. So do all the nations that forget God. [18] But God will never forget needy people. The hope of those who are hurting will never die. [19] LORD, rise up. Don’t let people win the battle. Let the nations come to you and be judged. [20] LORD, strike them with terror. Let the nations know they are only human beings.
