The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me.
Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.
But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
They spread a net for my feet— I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves.
He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.