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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence. |
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As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. |
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But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy. |
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Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him. |
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A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. |
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God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. |
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O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah |
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the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
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You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance. |
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Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor. |
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The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it: |
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“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. |
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Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.” |
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When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon. |
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A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan. |
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Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever. |
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The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai. |
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You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. |
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah |
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Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. |
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Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways. |
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The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea, |
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that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.” |
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They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary. |
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The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines. |
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Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel. |
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There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. |
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Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf. |
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Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts. |
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Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. |
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Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God. |
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Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah |
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to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds. |
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Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies. |
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O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God! |
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