1 For the leader. On the death of
Labben. A psalm of David: I give thanks to ADONAI with all my heart. I will
tell about all your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and exult in you. I
will sing praise to your name, 'Elyon.
3 When my enemies turn back, they
stumble and perish before you.
4 For you upheld my cause as just,
sitting on the throne as the righteous judge.
5 You rebuked the nations, destroyed
the wicked, blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 The enemy is finished, in ruins
forever; you destroyed their cities; all memory of them is lost.
7 But ADONAI is enthroned forever; he
has set up his throne for judgment.
8 He will judge the world in
righteousness; he will judge the peoples fairly.
9 ADONAI is a stronghold for the
oppressed, a tower of strength in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name put their
trust in you, for you have not abandoned those who seek you, ADONAI.
11 Sing praises to ADONAI, who lives in
Tziyon; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.
12 For the avenger of blood remembers
them, he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted:
13 "Have mercy on me, ADONAI! See
how I suffer from those who hate me; you raise me from the gates of
death,
14 so that I can proclaim all your
praises at the gates of the daughter of Tziyon and rejoice in this deliverance
of yours."
15 The nations have drowned in the pit
they dug, caught their own feet in the net they hid.
16 ADONAI made himself known and
executed judgment; the wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. (Higgayon;
Selah)
17 The wicked will return to Sh'ol, all
the nations that forget God.
18 For the poor will not always be
forgotten or the hope of the needy perish forever.
19 Arise, ADONAI! Don't let mortals
prevail! Let the nations be judged in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror, ADONAI! Let
the nations know they are only human. (Selah)
