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9 You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.
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You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.
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Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
11 The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news.
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The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
12 Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.
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“Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder.
13 Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures— doves with wings of silver and feathers of 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 The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.
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When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.
15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.
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Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the LORD himself will live forever?
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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 Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his 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.
18 When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the LORD God will live among us there.
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When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you,LORD God, might dwell there.
19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
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Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
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