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1 Up with God! Down with his enemies! Adversaries, run for the hills!
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1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
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2 Gone like a puff of smoke, like a blob of wax in the fire - one look at God and the wicked vanish.
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2 As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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3 When the righteous see God in action they'll laugh, they'll sing, they'll laugh and sing for joy.
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3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
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4 Sing hymns to God; all heaven, sing out; clear the way for the coming of Cloud-Rider. Enjoy God, cheer when you see him!
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4 Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds-- his name is the LORD-- and rejoice before him.
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5 Father of orphans, champion of widows, is God in his holy house.
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5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
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6 God makes homes for the homeless, leads prisoners to freedom, but leaves rebels to rot in hell.
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6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
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7 God, when you took the lead with your people, when you marched out into the wild,
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7 When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, "Selah"
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8 Earth shook, sky broke out in a sweat; God was on the march. Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move, at the sight of Israel's God.
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8 the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
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9 You pour out rain in buckets, O God; thorn and cactus become an oasis
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9 You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
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10 For your people to camp in and enjoy. You set them up in business; they went from rags to riches.
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10 Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
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11 The Lord gave the word; thousands called out the good news:
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11 The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
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12 "Kings of the armies are on the run, on the run!"
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12 "Kings and armies flee in haste; in the camps men divide the plunder.
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13 While housewives, safe and sound back home, divide up the plunder, the plunder of Canaanite silver and gold.
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13 Even while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of [my] dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold."
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14 On that day that Shaddai scattered the kings, snow fell on Black Mountain.
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14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
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15 You huge mountains, Bashan mountains, mighty mountains, dragon mountains.
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15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; rugged are the mountains of Bashan.
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16 All you mountains not chosen, sulk now, and feel sorry for yourselves, For this is the mountain God has chosen to live on; he'll rule from this mountain forever.
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16 Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
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17 The chariots of God, twice ten thousand, and thousands more besides, The Lord in the lead, riding down Sinai - straight to the Holy Place!
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17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord [has come] from Sinai into his sanctuary.
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18 You climbed to the High Place, captives in tow, your arms full of booty from rebels, And now you sit there in state, God, sovereign God!
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18 When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from the rebellious-- that you, O LORD God, might dwell there.
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19 Blessed be the Lord - day after day he carries us along.
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19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. "Selah"
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20 He's our Savior, our God, oh yes! He's God-for-us, he's God-who-saves-us. Lord God knows all death's ins and outs.
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20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
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21 What's more, he made heads roll, split the skulls of the enemy As he marched out of heaven,
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21 Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
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22 saying, "I tied up the Dragon in knots, put a muzzle on the Deep Blue Sea."
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22 The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
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23 You can wade through your enemies' blood, and your dogs taste of your enemies from your boots.
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23 that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
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24 See God on parade to the sanctuary, my God, my King on the march!
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24 Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
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25 Singers out front, the band behind, maidens in the middle with castanets.
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25 In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the maidens playing tambourines.
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26 The whole choir blesses God. Like a fountain of praise, Israel blesses God.
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26 Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
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27 Look - little Benjamin's out front and leading Princes of Judah in their royal robes, princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.
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27 There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
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28 Parade your power, O God, the power, O God, that made us what we are.
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28 Summon your power, O God; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
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29 Your temple, High God, is Jerusalem; kings bring gifts to you.
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29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
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30 Rebuke that old crocodile, Egypt, with her herd of wild bulls and calves, Rapacious in her lust for silver, crushing peoples, spoiling for a fight.
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30 Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
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31 Let Egyptian traders bring blue cloth and Cush come running to God, her hands outstretched.
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31 Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.
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32 Sing, O kings of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord!
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32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, "Selah"
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33 There he is: Sky-Rider, striding the ancient skies. Listen - he's calling in thunder, rumbling, rolling thunder.
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33 to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice.
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34 Call out "Bravo!" to God, the High God of Israel. His splendor and strength rise huge as thunderheads.
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34 Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.
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35 A terrible beauty, O God, streams from your sanctuary. It's Israel's strong God! He gives power and might to his people! O you, his people - bless God!
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35 You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
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| Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) |
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