² Open the gates^(A)
    that the righteous^(B) nation may enter,
    the nation that keeps faith.
³ You will keep in perfect peace^(C)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust^(D) in you.
⁴ Trust^(E) in the Lord forever,^(F)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock^(G) eternal.
⁵ He humbles those who dwell on high,
    he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground^(H)
    and casts it down to the dust.^(I)
6 Feet trample^(J) it down—
    the feet of the oppressed,^(K)
    the footsteps of the poor.^(L)

⁷ The path of the righteous is level;^(M)
    you, the Upright One,^(N) make the way of the righteous smooth.^(O)
8 Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,^[a](P)
    we wait^(Q) for you;
your name^(R) and renown
    are the desire of our hearts.
⁹ My soul yearns for you in the night;^(S)
    in the morning my spirit longs^(T) for you.
When your judgments^(U) come upon the earth,
    the people of the world learn righteousness.^(V)

¹⁹ But your dead^(A) will live, Lord;
    their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust^(B)
    wake up and shout for joy—
your dew^(C) is like the dew of the morning;
    the earth will give birth to her dead.^(D)