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7 O God, when thou wentest 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 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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the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
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You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.
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Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
11 The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
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The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
12 Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
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“Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder.
13 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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Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon.
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When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.
15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
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Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 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.
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why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.
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The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
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