9The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,

a stronghold in times of trouble.

10Those who know your name will trust in you,

for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

11Sing praises to the Lord, enthroned in Zion;

proclaim among the nations what he has done.

12For he who avenges blood remembers;

he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

13O Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!

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

14that I may declare your praises

in the gates of the Daughter of Zion

and there rejoice in your salvation.

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

their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

16The Lord is known by his justice;

the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.       Higgaion.^b Selah

17The wicked return to the grave,^c

all the nations that forget God.

18But the needy will not always be forgotten,

nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.

19Arise, O Lord, let not man triumph;

let the nations be judged in your presence.

20Strike them with terror, O Lord;

let the nations know they are but men.       Selah