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To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. 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 rejoice before God: yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.
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Sing to God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice 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 those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry [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 shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: [even] Sinai itself [was moved] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.
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Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
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The Lord gave the word: great [was] the company of those that published [it].
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Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
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Though ye have lain among the pots, [yet shall ye be as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
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When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
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The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; a high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.
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Why leap ye, ye lofty hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever.