[1] I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done. [2] I will sing with joy because of you. I will sing praise to you, Almighty God. [3] My enemies turn back when you appear; they fall down and die. [4] You are fair and honest in your judgments, and you have judged in my favor. [5] You have condemned the heathen and destroyed the wicked; they will be remembered no more. [6] Our enemies are finished forever; you have destroyed their cities, and they are completely forgotten. [7] But the LORD is king forever; he has set up his throne for judgment. [8] He rules the world with righteousness; he judges the nations with justice. [9] The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble. [10] Those who know you, LORD, will trust you; you do not abandon anyone who comes to you. [11] Sing praise to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell every nation what he has done! [12] God remembers those who suffer; he does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them. [13] Be merciful to me, O LORD! See the sufferings my enemies cause me! Rescue me from death, O LORD, [14] that I may stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me. [15] The heathen have dug a pit and fallen in; they have been caught in their own trap. [16] The LORD has revealed himself by his righteous judgments, and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds. [17] Death is the destiny of all the wicked, of all those who reject God. [18] The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever. [19] Come, LORD! Do not let anyone defy you! Bring the heathen before you and pronounce judgment on them. [20] Make them afraid, O LORD; make them know that they are only mortal beings.
