<p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc> is king<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and rules over the nations.p>

<p class="poetry">Tell the nations about his splendor!p> <p class="poetry">Tell<n id="1" /> all the nations about his amazing deeds!p>

<p class="poetry">make their descendants<n id="1" /> die<n id="2" /> among the nations,p> <p class="poetry">and scatter them among foreign lands.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">They mixed in with the nationsp> <p class="poetry">and learned their ways.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">in order to take<n id="1" /> revenge on the nations,p> <p class="poetry">and punish foreigners.p>

<p class="poetry">So I will give you thanks before the nations,<n id="1" /> O <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">I will sing praises to you!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You made us<n id="1" /> an object of ridicule<n id="2" /> among the nations;p> <p class="poetry">foreigners treat us with contempt.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He says,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Stop your striving and recognize<n id="2" /> that I am God!p> <p class="poetry">I will be exalted<n id="3" /> over<n id="4" /> the nations! I will be exalted over<n id="5" /> the earth!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">He rules<n id="1" /> by his power forever;p> <p class="poetry">he watches<n id="2" /> the nations.p> <p class="poetry">Stubborn rebels should not exalt<n id="3" /> themselves. (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Why should the nations say, &#8220;Where is their God?&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servantsp> <p class="poetry">be avenged among the nations!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Say among the nations, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> reigns!p> <p class="poetry">The world is established, it cannot be moved.p> <p class="poetry">He judges the nations fairly.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">He executes judgment<n id="1" /> against<n id="2" /> the nations;p> <p class="poetry">he fills the valleys with corpses;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">At that time we laughed loudlyp> <p class="poetry">and shouted for joy.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">At that time the nations said,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> has accomplished great things for these people.&#8221;p>