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according to <i>Muth Labben</i>.<a id="rfn23009001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23009001-1">*</a> A psalm of David.</p> <p class="chsect">I</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009002" class="ver">2</span>I will praise you, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, with all my heart;</p> <p class="sl1">I will declare all your wondrous deeds.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009003" class="ver">3</span>I will delight and rejoice in you;</p> <p class="sl1">I will sing hymns to your name, Most High.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009004" class="ver">4</span>When my enemies turn back,</p> <p class="sl1">they stumble and perish before you.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">II</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009005" class="ver">5</span>For you upheld my right and my cause,</p> <p class="sl1">seated on your throne, judging justly.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009006" class="ver">6</span>You rebuked the nations, you destroyed the wicked;</p> <p class="sl1">their name you blotted out for all time.<a id="ren23009006-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009006-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009007" class="ver">7</span>The enemies have been ruined forever;</p> <p class="sl1">you destroyed their cities;</p> <p class="sl1">their memory has perished.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">III</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009008" class="ver">8</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> rules forever,</p> <p class="sl1">has set up his throne for judgment.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009009" class="ver">9</span>It is he who judges the world with justice,<a id="ren23009009-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009009-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl1">who judges the peoples with fairness.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009010" class="ver">10</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> is a stronghold for the oppressed,</p> <p class="sl1">a stronghold in times of trouble.<a id="ren23009010-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009010-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009011" class="ver">11</span>Those who know your name trust in you;</p> <p class="sl1">you never forsake those who seek you, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">IV</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009012" class="ver">12</span>Sing hymns to the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> enthroned on Zion;</p> <p class="sl1">proclaim his deeds among the nations!</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009013" class="ver">13</span>For the avenger of bloodshed remembers,</p> <p class="sl1">does not forget the cry of the afflicted.<a id="ren23009013-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009013-d">d</a></p> </div> <p class="chsect">V</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009014" class="ver">14</span>Be gracious to me, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl1">see how my foes afflict me!</p> <p class="sl1">You alone can raise me from the gates of death.<a id="ren23009014-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009014-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009015" class="ver">15</span>Then I will declare all your praises,</p> <p class="sl1">sing joyously of your salvation</p> <p class="sl1">in the gates of daughter Zion.<a id="rfn23009015-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23009015-1">*</a></p> </div> <p class="chsect">VI</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009016" class="ver">16</span>The nations fall into the pit they dig;</p> <p class="sl1">in the snare they hide, their own foot is caught.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009017" class="ver">17</span><a id="rfn23009017-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23009017-1">*</a>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> is revealed in making judgments:</p> <p class="sl1">by the deeds they do the wicked are trapped.<a id="ren23009017-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009017-f">f</a></p> <p class="sli"><i>Higgaion. Selah</i><a class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23009017-1">*</a></p> </div> <p class="chsect">VII</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23009018" class="ver">18</span>To Sheol the wicked will depart,</p> <p class="sl1">all the nations that forget God.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009019" class="ver">19</span>For the needy will never be forgotten,</p> <p class="sl1">nor will the hope of the afflicted ever fade.<a id="ren23009019-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23009019-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009020" class="ver">20</span>Arise, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, let no mortal prevail;</p> <p class="sl1">let the nations be judged in your presence.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23009021" class="ver">21</span>Strike them with terror, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl1">show the nations they are only human.</p> <p class="sli"><i>Selah</i></p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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