In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

They witnessed the acts of the Lord, his amazing feats on the deep water.

I will serve the Lord in the land of the living.

Let the family of Aaron say, “Yes, his loyal love endures!”

I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so.

In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.

In your large assemblies praise God, the Lord, in the assemblies of Israel!

But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.

Even Assyria has allied with them, lending its strength to the descendants of Lot. (Selah)

He brought them out of the utter darkness, and tore off their shackles.

The Lord extends your dominion from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies!

The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.

They are filled with food from your house, and you allow them to drink from the river of your delicacies.

We heard about God’s mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the Lord, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)

He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

He causes the clouds to arise from the end of the earth, makes lightning bolts accompany the rain, and brings the wind out of his storehouses.

The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.

For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.

You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.