1  ^kWe give thanks to you, O God;

we give thanks, for your name is near.

We¹ recount your wondrous deeds.

2  “At the set time that I appoint

I will judge with equity.

3  When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants,

it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah

4  I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’

and ^lto the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn;

5  do not lift up your horn on high,

or speak with haughty neck.’”

6  For not from the east or from the west

and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,

7  but it is ^mGod who executes judgment,

ⁿputting down one and lifting up another.

8  For in the hand of the Lord there is a ^ocup

with foaming wine, well mixed,

and he pours out from it,

and all the wicked of the earth

shall ^pdrain it down to the dregs.

9  But I will declare it forever;

I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

10  All the horns of the wicked I will cut off,

but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

1  In Judah God is known;

^qhis name is great in Israel.

2  His abode has been established in ^rSalem,

his dwelling place in Zion.

3  There he broke the flashing arrows,

the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah

4  Glorious are you, more majestic

than the mountains full of prey.

5  The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil;

they sank into sleep;

all the men of war

were unable to use their hands.

6  At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,

both rider and horse lay stunned.

7  But you, you are ^sto be feared!

^tWho can stand before you

when once your anger is roused?

8  From the heavens you uttered judgment;

the earth feared and was still,

9  when God arose to establish judgment,

to save all the humble of the earth. Selah

10  Surely the wrath of man shall praise you;

the remnant¹ of wrath you will put on like a belt.

11  Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them;

let all around him bring ^ugifts

to him who is to be feared,

12  who cuts off the spirit of princes,

who is to be feared by the kings of the earth.

1  I ^wcry aloud to God,

aloud to God, and he will hear me.

2  In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;

my soul refuses to be comforted.

3  When I remember God, I moan;

when I meditate, ^xmy spirit faints. Selah

4  You hold my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5  I consider the ^ydays of old,

the years long ago.

6  I said,¹ “Let me remember my song in the ^znight;

let me meditate in my heart.”

Then my spirit made a diligent search:

7  “Will the Lord spurn forever,

and never again be favorable?

8  Has his steadfast love forever ceased?

Are his promises at an end for all time?

9  Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

10  Then I said, “I will appeal to this,

to ^athe years of the right hand of the Most High.”²

11  I will ^bremember the deeds of the Lord;

yes, I will remember your wonders of old.

12  I will ponder all your work,

and ^cmeditate on your mighty deeds.

13  Your way, O God, is holy.

^dWhat god is great like our God?

14  You are the God who works wonders;

you have ^emade known your might among the peoples.

15  You with your arm ^fredeemed your people,

the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

16  ^gWhen the waters ^hsaw you, O God,

when the waters saw you, they were afraid;

indeed, the deep trembled.

17  ⁱThe clouds poured out water;

the skies gave forth thunder;

your ^jarrows flashed on every side.

18  The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

your lightnings lighted up the world;

^kthe earth trembled and shook.

19  Your ^lway was through the sea,

your path through the great waters;

yet your footprints were unseen.³

20  You ^mled your people like a ⁿflock

by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

1  O God, ^dthe nations have come into your inheritance;

they have defiled your holy temple;

they have laid Jerusalem in ^eruins.

2  They have given the ^fbodies of your servants

to the birds of the heavens for food,

the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth.

3  They have poured out their blood like water

all around Jerusalem,

and there was ^gno one to bury them.

4  We have become a taunt to our neighbors,

^hmocked and derided by those around us.

5  ⁱHow long, O Lord? ^jWill you be angry forever?

Will your jealousy burn like fire?

6  ^kPour out your anger on the nations

that do not know you,

and on the kingdoms

that do not call upon your name!

7  ^lFor they have devoured Jacob

and laid waste his habitation.

8  Do not ^mremember against us our former iniquities;¹

let your compassion come speedily ⁿto meet us,

for we are brought very low.

9  ^oHelp us, O God of our salvation,

for the glory of your name;

deliver us, and ^patone for our sins,

^qfor your name’s sake!

10  Why should the nations say,

^r“Where is their God?”

Let the avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants

be known among the nations before our eyes!

11  ^sLet the groans of the prisoners come before you;

according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!

12  Return ^tsevenfold into the lap of our neighbors

the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!

13  But we your people, the ^usheep of your pasture,

^vwill give thanks to you forever;

from generation to generation we will recount your ^wpraise.