Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁹ The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(A)
10 And those who know your name put their trust in you,
    for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.^(B)

¹¹ Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion.
    Declare his deeds among the peoples.^(C)
12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them;
    he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.^(D)

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,^(E)
14 so that I may recount all your praises
    and, in the gates of daughter Zion,
    rejoice in your deliverance.^(F)

¹⁵ The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;
    in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.^(G)
16 The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment;
    the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah^(H)

¹⁷ The wicked shall depart to Sheol,
    all the nations that forget God.^(I)

¹⁸ For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
    nor the hope of the poor perish forever.^(J)

¹⁹ Rise up, O Lord! Do not let mortals prevail;
    let the nations be judged before you.^(K)
20 Put them in fear, O Lord;
    let the nations know that they are only human. Selah^(L)