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Psalms 68:1-11

1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him!

1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God!

2 May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

3 But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!

3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.

4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!

4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.

5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

6 God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

6 God sets the lonely in families,he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

7 When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,

8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

8 the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9 Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished;

9 You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.

10 your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

10 Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.

11 The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host:

11 The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:

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