Chronological

⁵ Our God, you save us,
and your fearsome deeds answer
    our prayers for justice!
You give hope to people
everywhere on earth,
    even those across the sea.
⁶ You are strong,
and your mighty power
    put the mountains in place.
⁷ You silence the roaring waves
and the noisy shouts
    of the nations.
⁸ People far away marvel
    at your fearsome deeds,
and all who live under the sun
celebrate and sing
    because of you.

⁹ You take care of the earth
and send rain to help the soil
    grow all kinds of crops.
Your rivers never run dry,
and you prepare the earth
    to produce abundant grain.
¹⁰ You water all its fields
    and level the lumpy ground.
You send showers of rain
to soften the soil
    and help the plants sprout.
¹¹ Wherever your footsteps
touch the earth,
    a rich harvest is gathered.
¹² Desert pastures blossom,
    and mountains celebrate.
¹³ Meadows are filled
    with sheep and goats;
valleys overflow with grain
    and echo with joyful songs.

⁵ Come and see the fearsome things
    our God has done!
^6 (A) When God made the sea dry up,
    our people walked across,
and because of him,
    we celebrated there.
⁷ His mighty power rules forever,
    and nothing the nations do
can be hidden from him.
    So don't turn against God.

⁸ All of you people,
come praise our God!
    Let his praises be heard.
⁹ God protects us from death
    and keeps us steady.

¹⁰ Our God, you tested us,
    just as silver is tested.
¹¹ You trapped us in a net
    and gave us heavy burdens.
¹² You sent war chariots
    to crush our skulls.
We traveled through fire
    and through floods,
but you brought us
    to a land of plenty.

¹³ I will bring sacrifices
    into your house, my God,
and I will do what I promised
¹⁴     when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will sacrifice my best sheep
and offer bulls and goats
    on your altar.

¹⁶ All who worship God,
    come here and listen;
I will tell you everything
    God has done for me.
¹⁷ I prayed to the Lord,
    and I praised him.
¹⁸ If my thoughts had been sinful,
he would have refused
    to hear me.
¹⁹ But God did listen
    and answered my prayer.
²⁰ Let's praise God!
He listened when I prayed,
    and he is always kind.

³ Make everyone praise you
    and shout your praises.
⁴ Let the nations celebrate
    with joyful songs,
because you judge fairly
    and guide all nations.
⁵ Make everyone praise you, God,
    and shout your praises.

⁶ Our God has blessed the earth
    with a wonderful harvest!
⁷ Pray for his blessings
    to continue
and for everyone on earth
    to worship our God.

^4 (A) There are more people
    who hate me for no reason
than there are hairs
    on my head.
Many terrible enemies
    want to destroy me, God.
Am I supposed to give back
    something I didn't steal?
⁵ You know my foolish sins.
    Not one is hidden from you.

⁶ Lord God All-Powerful,
    ruler of Israel,
don't let me embarrass anyone
    who trusts and worships you.
⁷ It is for your sake alone
that I am insulted
    and blush with shame.
⁸ I am like a stranger
    to my relatives
and like a foreigner
    to my own family.

^9 (B) My love for your house
    burns in me like a fire,
and when others insult you,
    they insulted me as well.
¹⁰ I cried and went without food,^[a]
    but they still insulted me.
¹¹ They sneered at me
for wearing sackcloth^[b]
    to show my sorrow.
¹² Rulers and judges gossip
    about me,
and drunkards make up songs
    to mock me.

¹³ But I pray to you, Lord.
    So when the time is right,
answer me and help me
    with your wonderful love.
¹⁴ Don't let me sink in the mud,
but save me from my enemies
    and from the deep water.
¹⁵ Don't let me be
    swept away by a flood
    or drowned in the ocean
    or swallowed by death.

¹⁶ Answer me, Lord!
    You are kind and good.
Pay attention to me!
    You are truly merciful.
¹⁷ Don't turn away from me.
I am your servant,
    and I am in trouble.
Please hurry and help!
¹⁸ Come and save me
    from my enemies.

¹⁹ You know how I am insulted,
    mocked, and disgraced;
you know every one
    of my enemies.
²⁰ I am crushed by insults,
    and I feel sick.
I had hoped for mercy and pity,
    but there was none.
^21 (C) Enemies poisoned my food,
and when I was thirsty,
    they gave me vinegar.

^22 (D) Make their table a trap
    for them and their friends.
²³ Blind them with darkness
    and make them tremble.
²⁴ Show them how angry you are!
    Be furious and catch them.
^25 (E) Destroy their camp
and don't let anyone live
    in their tents.

²⁶ They cause trouble for people
    you have already punished;
their gossip hurts those
    you have wounded.
²⁷ Make them guiltier than ever
    and don't forgive them.
^28 (F) Wipe their names from the book
    of the living;
remove them from the list
    of the innocent.
²⁹ I am mistreated and in pain.
Protect me, God,
    and keep me safe!

³⁰ I will praise the Lord God
with a song
    and a thankful heart.
³¹ This will please the Lord
better than offering an ox
    or a full-grown bull.
³² When those in need see this,
    they will be happy,
and the Lord's worshipers
    will be encouraged.
³³ The Lord will listen
    when the homeless cry out,
and he will never forget
    his people in prison.

³⁴ Heaven and earth
    will praise our God,
and so will the oceans
    and everything in them.
³⁵ God will rescue Jerusalem,
and he will rebuild
    the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
    on their own land,
³⁶ and when the time comes,
their children will inherit
    the land.
Then everyone who loves God
    will also settle there.

⁴ Let your worshipers celebrate
    and be glad because of you.
They love your saving power,
so let them always say,
    “God is wonderful!”
⁵ I am poor and needy,
but you, the Lord God,
    care about me.

You are the one who saves me.
    Please hurry and help!