You have set your glory^(B)
    in the heavens.^(C)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold^(D) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe^(E) and the avenger.
³ When I consider your heavens,^(F)
    the work of your fingers,^(G)
the moon and the stars,^(H)
    which you have set in place,
⁴ what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?^[c](I)

⁵ You have made them^[d] a little lower than the angels^[e](J)
    and crowned them^[f] with glory and honor.^(K)
6 You made them rulers^(L) over the works of your hands;^(M)
    you put everything under their^[g] feet:^(N)
7 all flocks and herds,^(O)
    and the animals of the wild,^(P)
8 the birds in the sky,
    and the fish in the sea,^(Q)
    all that swim the paths of the seas.

⁹ Lord, our Lord,
    how majestic is your name in all the earth!^(R)

³ My enemies turn back;
    they stumble and perish before you.
⁴ For you have upheld my right^(X) and my cause,^(Y)
    sitting enthroned^(Z) as the righteous judge.^(AA)
5 You have rebuked the nations^(AB) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(AC) for ever and ever.
⁶ Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;^(AD)
    even the memory of them^(AE) has perished.

⁷ The Lord reigns forever;^(AF)
    he has established his throne^(AG) for judgment.
⁸ He rules the world in righteousness^(AH)
    and judges the peoples with equity.^(AI)
9 The Lord is a refuge^(AJ) for the oppressed,^(AK)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(AL)
10 Those who know your name^(AM) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken^(AN) those who seek you.^(AO)

¹¹ Sing the praises^(AP) of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;^(AQ)
    proclaim among the nations^(AR) what he has done.^(AS)
12 For he who avenges blood^(AT) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.^(AU)

¹³ Lord, see how my enemies^(AV) persecute me!
    Have mercy^(AW) and lift me up from the gates of death,^(AX)
14 that I may declare your praises^(AY)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,^(AZ)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.^(BA)

¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;^(BB)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.^(BC)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[j](BD)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(BE)
    all the nations that forget God.^(BF)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(BG) of the afflicted^(BH) will never perish.

¹⁹ Arise,^(BI) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;^(BJ)
    let the nations be judged^(BK) in your presence.
²⁰ Strike them with terror,^(BL) Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal.^(BM)

² In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(BP)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³ He boasts^(BQ) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(BR)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(BS)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[l] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
⁶ He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”^(BT)

⁷ His mouth is full^(BU) of lies and threats;^(BV)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(BW)
8 He lies in wait^(BX) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(BY)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
⁹     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(BZ)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(CA)
10 His victims are crushed,^(CB) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(CC)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(CD)

¹² Arise,^(CE) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(CF) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(CG)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?^(CH)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?^(CI)
14 But you, God, see the trouble^(CJ) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;^(CK)
    you are the helper^(CL) of the fatherless.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked man;^(CM)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

¹⁶ The Lord is King for ever and ever;^(CN)
    the nations^(CO) will perish from his land.
¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(CP)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(CQ)
18 defending the fatherless^(CR) and the oppressed,^(CS)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.