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1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
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<To the chief music-maker on Muthlabben. A Psalm. Of David.> I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart; I will make clear all the wonder of your works.
2 I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
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I will be glad and have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished before you.
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When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.
4 For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.
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For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.
5 You have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
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You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.
6 The enemies have vanished in everlasting ruins; their cities you have rooted out; the very memory of them has perished.
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You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.
7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever, he has established his throne for judgment.
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But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.
8 He judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with equity.
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And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
9 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;
10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
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And those who have knowledge of your name will put their faith in you; because you, Lord, have ever given your help to those who were waiting for you.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Declare his deeds among the peoples.
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Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.
12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
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When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.
13 Be gracious to me, O Lord. See what I suffer from those who hate me; you are the one who lifts me up from the gates of death,
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Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;
14 so that I may recount all your praises, and, in the gates of daughter Zion, rejoice in your deliverance.
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So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.
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The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
16 The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.+p[Higgaion. Selah]
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The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
17 The wicked shall depart to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
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The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
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For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.
19 Rise up, O Lord! Do not let mortals prevail; let the nations be judged before you.
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Up! O Lord; let not man overcome you: let the nations be judged before you.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord; let the nations know that they are only human. (Selah)
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Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)
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