13 Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!

Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,

14 that I may declare your praises

in the gates of Daughter Zion,

and there rejoice in your salvation.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;

their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;

the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.

17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,

all the nations that forget God.

18 But God will never forget the needy;

the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

19 Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph;

let the nations be judged in your presence.

20 Strike them with terror, Lord;

let the nations know they are only mortal.

13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord;

Consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me,

Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

14 That I may shew forth all thy praise

In the gates of the daughter of Zion:

I will rejoice in thy salvation.

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made:

In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth:

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Higgaion. Selah.

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,

And all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten:

The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19 Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail:

Let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord:

That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

13 Lord, have mercy on me.

See how my enemies torment me.

Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

14 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates,

so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.

Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

16 The Lord is known for his justice.

The wicked are trapped by their own deeds.

Quiet Interlude

17 The wicked will go down to the grave.

This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.

18 But the needy will not be ignored forever;

the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

19 Arise, O Lord!

Do not let mere mortals defy you!

Judge the nations!

20 Make them tremble in fear, O Lord.

Let the nations know they are merely human.

Interlude

13 Have mercy on me, O Lord!

Consider my trouble from those who hate me,

You who lift me up from the gates of death,

14 That I may tell of all Your praise

In the gates of the daughter of Zion.

I will rejoice in Your salvation.

15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made;

In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.

16 The Lord is known by the judgment He executes;

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Meditation.

Selah

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,

And all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten;

The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord,

Do not let man prevail;

Let the nations be judged in Your sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord,

That the nations may know themselves to be but men.

Selah

13 Lord, have mercy on me.

See how my enemies hurt me.

Do not let me go through the gates of death.

14 Then, at the gates of Jerusalem, I will praise you;

I will rejoice because you saved me.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug.

Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.

16 The Lord has made himself known by his fair decisions;

the wicked get trapped by what they do.

Higgaion. Selah

17 Wicked people will go to the grave,

and so will all those who forget God.

18 But those who have troubles will not be forgotten.

The hopes of the poor will never die.

19 Lord, rise up and judge the nations.

Don’t let people think they are strong.

20 Teach them to fear you, Lord.

The nations must learn that they are only human.

Selah

13 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah;

Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me,

Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

14 That I may show forth all thy praise.

In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.

15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made:

In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

16 Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment:

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

17 The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol,

Even all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten,

Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

19 Arise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail:

Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O Jehovah:

Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

13 Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation. 15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken. 16 Jehovah is known by the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17 The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever. 19 Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

13 Have pity on me, O Lord. 

Look at what I suffer because of those who hate me. 

You take me away from the gates of death 

14 so that I may recite your praises one by one 

in the gates of Zion 

and find joy in your salvation. 

15 The nations have sunk into the pit they have made. 

Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⸤to trap others⸥. 

16 The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out. 

The wicked person is trapped 

by the work of his own hands. 

Higgaion Selah 

17 Wicked people, all the nations who forget God, 

will return to the grave. 

18 Needy people will not always be forgotten. 

Nor will the hope of oppressed people be lost forever. 

19 Arise, O Lord. 

Do not let mortals gain any power. 

Let the nations be judged in your presence. 

20 Strike them with terror, O Lord. 

Let the nations know that they are ⸤only⸥ mortal. 

Selah 

13 Be gracious to me, Lord;

consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.

Lift me up from the gates of death,

14 so that I may declare all Your praises.

I will rejoice in Your salvation

within the gates of Daughter Zion.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;

their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

16 The Lord has revealed Himself;

He has executed justice,

striking down the wicked

by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah

17 The wicked will return to Sheol —

all the nations that forget God.

18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;

the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

19 Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;

let the nations be judged in Your presence.

20 Put terror in them, Lord;

let the nations know they are only men. Selah

13 Be gracious to me, O Lord.

See what I suffer from those who hate me;

you are the one who lifts me up from the gates of death,

14 so that I may recount all your praises,

and, in the gates of daughter Zion,

rejoice in your deliverance.

15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;

in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.

16 The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment;

the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah

17 The wicked shall depart to Sheol,

all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,

nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

19 Rise up, O Lord! Do not let mortals prevail;

let the nations be judged before you.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord;

let the nations know that they are only human. Selah

13 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh.

See my suffering from those who hate me,

you who lift me up from the gates of death,

14 so that I may tell of all your praises.

In the gates of the daughter of Zion

let me rejoice in your salvation.

15 The nations have fallen in the pit that they made;

their foot is caught in the net that they hid.

16 Yahweh has made himself known;

he has executed judgment.

The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah

17 The wicked shall turn back to Sheol,

all the nations forgetting God,

18 for the needy shall not always be forgotten;

the hope of the poor shall never perish.

19 Rise up, O Yahweh, let not humans prevail;

let the nations be judged before you.

20 O Yahweh, put them in fear.

Let the nations know they are merely human. Selah

13 Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me!

Show me your favor. Don’t let me go down to the gates of death.

14 Then I can give praise to you

at the gates of the city of Zion.

There I will be full of joy

because you have saved me.

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug.

Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

16 The Lord is known to be fair.

Evil people are trapped by what they have done. Higgaion. Selah

17 Sinful people go down to the grave.

So do all the nations that forget God.

18 But those who are in need will always be remembered.

The hope of those who are hurting will never die.

19 Lord, rise up. Don’t let people win the battle.

Let the nations come to you and be judged.

20 Lord, strike them with terror.

Let the nations know they are only human. Selah

13 Be gracious to me, O Lord;

See my affliction from those who hate me,

You who lift me up from the gates of death,

14 That I may tell of all Your praises,

That in the gates of the daughter of Zion

I may rejoice in Your salvation.

15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;

In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

16 The Lord has made Himself known;

He has executed judgment.

In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared.

Higgaion Selah.

17 The wicked will return to Sheol,

Even all the nations who forget God.

18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,

Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.

19 Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail;

Let the nations be judged before You.

20 Put them in fear, O Lord;

Let the nations know that they are but men.

Selah.