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1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him!
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May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God!
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May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
3 But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!
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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 upon the clouds; his name is the LORD, exult before him!
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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.
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A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
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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 thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness, [Selah]
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When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,
8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, at the presence of God; yon Sinai quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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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, thou didst shed abroad; thou didst restore thy heritage as it languished;
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You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 thy flock found a dwelling in it; in thy goodness, O God, thou didst provide for the needy.
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Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
11 The Lord gives the command; great is the host of those who bore the tidings:
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The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
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