Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 <<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 marvelous works.
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I will give [you] thanks, O LORD, with all my heart. I will tell about all the miracles you have done.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Thou Most High.
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I will find joy and be glad about you. I will make music to praise your name, O Most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at Thy presence.
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When my enemies retreat, they will stumble and die in your presence.
4 For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest on the throne judging right.
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You have defended my just cause: You sat down on your throne as a fair judge.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, Thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
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You condemned nations. You destroyed wicked people. You wiped out their names forever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and Thou hast destroyed their cities; their memorial is perished with them.
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The enemy is finished--in ruins forever. You have uprooted their cities. Even the memory of them has faded.
7 But the LORD shall endure for ever; He hath prepared His throne for judgment.
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Yet, the LORD is enthroned forever. He has set up his throne for judgment.
8 And He shall judge the world with righteousness; He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
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He alone judges the world with righteousness. He judges [its] people fairly.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
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The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for Thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.
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Those who know your name trust you, O LORD, because you have never deserted those who seek your help.
11 Sing praises to the LORD who dwelleth in Zion! Declare among the people His doings.
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Make music to praise the LORD, who is enthroned in Zion. Announce to the nations what he has done.
12 When He maketh inquisition for blood, He remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
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The one who avenges murder has remembered oppressed people. He has never forgotten their cries.
13 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,
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Have pity on me, O LORD. Look at what I suffer because of those who hate me. You take me away from the gates of death
14 that I may show forth all Thy praise at the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Thy salvation.
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so that I may recite your praises one by one in the gates of Zion and find joy in your salvation.
15 The heathen have sunk down into the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
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The nations have sunk into the pit they have made. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden [to trap others].
16 The LORD is known by the judgment which He executeth; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah
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The LORD is known by the judgment he has carried out. The wicked person is trapped by the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
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Wicked people, all the nations who forget God, will return to the grave.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
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Needy people will not always be forgotten. Nor will the hope of oppressed people be lost forever.
19 Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the heathen be judged in Thy sight.
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Arise, O LORD. Do not let mortals gain any power. Let the nations be judged in your presence.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD; that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah
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Strike them with terror, O LORD. Let the nations know that they are [only] mortal. Selah
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