I Will Give Thanks to the LORD 1 Brenton For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son. I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
2 Brenton I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High. BSB BSB: I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 Brenton When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence. BSB BSB: When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
4 Brenton For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness. BSB BSB: For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
5 Brenton Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever. BSB BSB: You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
6 Brenton The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise, BSB BSB: The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
7 Brenton but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment. BSB BSB: But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
8 Brenton And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness. BSB BSB: He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
9 Brenton The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction. BSB BSB: The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Brenton And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee. BSB BSB: Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Brenton Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations. BSB BSB: Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
12 Brenton For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor. BSB BSB: For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
13 Brenton Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction which I suffer of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: BSB BSB: Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
14 Brenton that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation. BSB BSB: that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
15 Brenton The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken. BSB BSB: The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 Brenton The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause. BSB BSB: The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
17 Brenton Let sinners be driven away into Hades, even all the nations that forget God. BSB BSB: The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
18 Brenton For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever. BSB BSB: For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
19 Brenton Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee. BSB BSB: Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
20 Brenton Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause. BSB BSB: Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
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