<p class="poetry">Rise up<n id="1" /> above the sky, O God!p> <p class="poetry">May your splendor cover the whole earth!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">and all people will fear.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They will proclaim<n id="2" /> what God has done,p> <p class="poetry">and reflect on his deeds.p>

<p class="poetry">The godly will rejoice in the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">and take shelter in him.p> <p class="poetry">All the morally upright<n id="1" /> will boast.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance,p> <p class="poetry">O God, our savior.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">All the ends of the earth trust in you,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">as well as those living across the wide seas.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">All the earth worships<n id="1" /> youp> <p class="poetry">and sings praises to you!p> <p class="poetry">They sing praises to your name!&#8221; (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will declare what he has done for me.p>

<p class="poetry">You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced;p> <p class="poetry">you can see all my enemies.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!p> <p class="poetry">May those who love to experience<n id="1" /> your deliverance say continually,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;May God<n id="3" /> be praised!&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will tell about your justice,p> <p class="poetry">and all day long proclaim your salvation,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">though I cannot fathom its full extent.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice,p> <p class="poetry">for those who want to harm me<n id="1" /> will be embarrassed and ashamed.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May he live!<n id="1" /> May they offer him gold from Sheba!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they continually pray for him!p> <p class="poetry">May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">May his fame endure!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they use his name when they formulate their blessings!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May all nations consider him to be favored by God!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">His glorious name deserves praise<n id="1" /> forevermore!p> <p class="poetry">May his majestic splendor<n id="2" /> fill the whole earth!p> <p class="poetry">We agree! We agree!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">But as for me, God&#8217;s presence is all I need.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have made the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> my shelter,p> <p class="poetry">as<n id="2" /> I declare all the things you have done.p>

<p class="poetry">They say to themselves,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;We will oppress all of them.&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">You set up all the boundaries<n id="1" /> of the earth;p> <p class="poetry">you created the cycle of summer and winter.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, O God! Defend your honor!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Remember how fools insult you all day long!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The bravehearted<n id="1" /> were plundered;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they &#8220;fell asleep.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">All the warriors were helpless.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">when God arose to execute judgment,p> <p class="poetry">and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Make vows to the <sc>Lordsc> your God and repay them!p> <p class="poetry">Let all those who surround him<n id="1" /> bring tribute to the awesome one!p>