| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 5 Plague went before him; pestilence followed his steps. | 5 Plague went before him; pestilence followed his steps. |
| 6 He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal. | 6 He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal. |
| 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish. | 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish. |
| 8 Were you angry with the rivers, O LORD? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode with your horses and your victorious chariots? | 8 Were you angry with the rivers, O LORD? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode with your horses and your victorious chariots? |
| 9 You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. "Selah" You split the earth with rivers; | 9 You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. "Selah" You split the earth with rivers; |
| 10 the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high. | 10 the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high. |
| 11 Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear. | 11 Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear. |
| 12 In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations. | 12 In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations. |
| 13 You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. "Selah" | 13 You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. "Selah" |
| 14 With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding. | 14 With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding. |
| 15 You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters. | 15 You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters. |
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