3 When my enemies retreat,

they stumble and perish before you.l

4 For you have upheld my just cause;m

you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.n

5 You have rebuked the nations:o

You have destroyed the wicked;p

you have erased their name forever and ever.q

6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin;

you have uprooted the cities,

and the very memory of them has perished.r

7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;s

he has established his throne for judgment.t

8 And he judges the world with righteousness;

he executes judgment on the nations with fairness.u

9 The Lord is a refuge for the persecuted,

a refuge in times of trouble.v

10 Those who know your name trust in you

because you have not abandoned

those who seek you, Lord.w

11 Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;x

proclaim his deeds among the nations.y

12 For the one who seeks an accounting

for bloodshed remembers them;z

he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.aa