Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁹ He governs the world in righteousness
    and judges the peoples with equity.
¹⁰ The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
    a refuge in times of distress.
¹¹ Those who revere your name place their trust in you,
    for you never abandon those who seek you, O Lord.
¹² Sing praise to the Lord enthroned in Zion;^[a]
    proclaim to the nations his wondrous deeds.
¹³ For the avenger of blood remembers them;
    he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
¹⁴ Have mercy on me, O Lord;
    behold how my enemies afflict me,
    you who save me from the gates of death.
¹⁵ Then I will recount all your praises
    and rejoice in your salvation
    at the gates of the Daughter of Zion.^[b]
16 [c]The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
    their feet have been caught in the snare they laid.
¹⁷ The Lord has made himself known and rendered judgment;
    the wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion,^[d] Selah
¹⁸ The wicked will depart into the netherworld,
    all the nations that turned away from God.
¹⁹ But the needy will not be forgotten forever,
    nor will the hope of the afflicted ever come to naught.
²⁰ Rise up, O Lord! Do not let man triumph;
    let the nations be judged before you.