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Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
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As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
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But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
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Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.
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A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
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God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
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O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; [Selah
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The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God: Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
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Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.
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The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
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Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
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When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
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When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon.
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A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
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Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever.