1I will thank you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
2I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
3My enemies turn away in retreat; they are overthrown and destroyed before you.
4For you have judged in my favor; from your throne, you have judged with fairness.
5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever.
6My enemies have met their doom; their cities are perpetual ruins. Even the memory of their uprooted cities is lost.
7But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.
8He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.
9The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you.
11Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.
12For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore those who cry to him for help.
13LORD, have mercy on me. See how I suffer at the hands of those who hate me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.
14Save me, so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.
15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. They have been caught in their own trap.
16The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked have trapped themselves in their own snares.
17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
18For the needy will not be forgotten forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
19Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Let the nations be judged in your presence!
20Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let them know they are merely human.