1 I will praise you, Lord,with all my heartand tell about the wondersyou have worked.
2 God Most High, I will rejoice;I will celebrate and singbecause of you.
3 When my enemies face you,they run away and stumbleand are destroyed.
4 You take your seat as judge,and your fair decisions provethat I was in the right.
5 You warn the nationsand destroy evil people;you wipe out their namesforever and ever.
6 Our enemies are destroyedcompletely for all time.Their cities are torn down,and they will neverbe remembered again.
7 You rule forever, Lord,and you are on your throne,ready for judgment.
8 You judge the world fairlyand treat all nationswith justice.
9 The poor can run to youbecause you are a fortressin times of trouble.
10 Everyone who honors your namecan trust you,because you are faithfulto all who depend on you.
11 You rule from Zion, Lord,and we sing about youto let the nations knoweverything you have done.
12 You did not forgetto punish the guiltyor listen to the criesof those in need.
13 Please have mercy, Lord!My enemies mistreat me.Keep me from the gatesthat lead to death,
14 and I will sing about youat the gate to Zion.I will be happy therebecause you rescued me.
15 Our Lord, the nations fellinto their own pits,and their feet were caughtin their own traps.
16 You showed what you are like,and you made certainthat justice is done,but evil people are trappedby their own evil deeds.
17 The wicked will go downto the world of the deadto be with those nationsthat forgot about you.
18 The poor and the homelesswon't always be forgottenand without hope.
19 Do something, Lord!Don't let the nations win.Make them stand trialin your court of law.
20 Make the nations afraidand let them all discoverjust how weak they are.