1 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, I will declare all your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High!
3 When my enemies turn back, they will stumble and perish before you. 4 For you have brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously. 5 You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked, you wiped out their name forever and ever. 6 The enemy has perished, reduced to ruins forever. You uprooted their cities, the very memory of them vanished.
7 But the LORD sits on his throne forever; his throne is established for judgment. 8 He will judge the world righteously and make just decisions for the people. 9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress. 10 Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD.
11 Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the nations. 12 As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
13 Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death, 14 so I may declare everything for which you should be praised in the gates of the daughter of Zion, so I will rejoice in your deliverance.
15 The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set. 16 The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude
17 The wicked will turn back to where the dead are all the nations that have forgotten God. 18 For he will not always overlook the plight of the poor, nor will the hope of the afflicted perish forever.
19 Rise up, LORD, do not let man prevail! The nations will be judged in your presence. 20 Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude

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