I Will Give Thanks to the LORD 1 WBS To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will praise thee , O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth 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 WBS I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise 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 WBS When my enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. BSB BSB: When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
4 WBS For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest on the throne judging right. BSB BSB: For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
5 WBS Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name 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 WBS O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial hath perished with them. BSB BSB: The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
7 WBS But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. BSB BSB: But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
8 WBS And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. BSB BSB: He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
9 WBS The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. BSB BSB: The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 WBS And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. BSB BSB: Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 WBS Sing praises to the LORD, who dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. BSB BSB: Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
12 WBS When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. BSB BSB: For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
13 WBS Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from them that hate me, 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 WBS That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice 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 WBS The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own 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 WBS The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. BSB BSB: The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
17 WBS The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. BSB BSB: The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
18 WBS For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. BSB BSB: For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
19 WBS Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. BSB BSB: Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
20 WBS Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. BSB BSB: Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
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