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¹ I will praise you, Lord,
    with all my heart
    and tell about the wonders
    you have worked.
² God Most High, I will rejoice;
    I will celebrate and sing
    because of you.

³ When my enemies face you,
    they run away and stumble
    and are destroyed.
⁴ You take your seat as judge,
and your fair decisions prove
    that I was in the right.
⁵ You warn the nations
    and destroy evil people;
    you wipe out their names
    forever and ever.
⁶ Our enemies are destroyed
    completely for all time.
Their cities are torn down,
    and they will never
    be remembered again.

⁷ You rule forever, Lord,
and you are on your throne,
    ready for judgment.
⁸ You judge the world fairly
    and treat all nations
    with justice.
⁹ The poor can run to you
    because you are a fortress
    in times of trouble.
¹⁰ Everyone who honors your name
    can trust you,
    because you are faithful
    to all who depend on you.

¹¹ You rule from Zion, Lord,
    and we sing about you
    to let the nations know
    everything you have done.
¹² You did not forget
    to punish the guilty
    or listen to the cries
    of those in need.

¹³ Please have mercy, Lord!
    My enemies mistreat me.
Keep me from the gates
    that lead to death,
¹⁴     and I will sing about you
    at the gate to Zion.
I will be happy there
    because you rescued me.

¹⁵ Our Lord, the nations fell
    into their own pits,
    and their feet were caught
    in their own traps.
¹⁶ You showed what you are like,
and you made certain
    that justice is done,
    but evil people are trapped
    by their own evil deeds.
¹⁷ The wicked will go down
    to the world of the dead
    to be with those nations
    that forgot about you.

¹⁸ The poor and the homeless
won't always be forgotten
    and without hope.

¹⁹ Do something, Lord!
    Don't let the nations win.
    Make them stand trial
    in your court of law.
²⁰ Make the nations afraid
and let them all discover
    just how weak they are.