King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
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God rises up and scatters his enemies. Those who hate him run away in defeat.
2 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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As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off; as wax melts in front of the fire, so do the wicked perish in God's presence.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
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But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy.
4 Sing unto 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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Sing to God, sing praises to his name; prepare a way for him who rides on the clouds. His name is the Lord - be glad in his presence!
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
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God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
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O God, when you led your people, when you marched across the desert,
8 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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the earth shook, and the sky poured down rain, because of the coming of the God of Sinai, the coming of the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
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You caused abundant rain to fall and restored your worn-out land;
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
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your people made their home there; in your goodness you provided for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
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The Lord gave the command, and many women carried the news:
12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
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"Kings and their armies are running away!" The women at home divided what was captured:
13 Though ye have lien 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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figures of doves covered with silver, whose wings glittered with fine gold. (Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of battle?)
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
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When Almighty God scattered the kings on Mount Zalmon, he caused snow to fall there.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
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What a mighty mountain is Bashan, a mountain of many peaks!
16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
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Why from your mighty peaks do you look with scorn on the mountain on which God chose to live? The Lord will live there forever!
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
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With his many thousands of mighty chariots the Lord comes from Sinai into the holy place.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
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He goes up to the heights, taking many captives with him; he receives gifts from rebellious people. The Lord God will live there.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
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Praise the Lord, who carries our burdens day after day; he is the God who saves us.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
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Our God is a God who saves; he is the Lord, our Lord, who rescues us from death.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
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God will surely break the heads of his enemies, of those who persist in their sinful ways.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
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The Lord has said, "I will bring your enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the ocean,
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
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so that you may wade in their blood, and your dogs may lap up as much as they want."
24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
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O God, your march of triumph is seen by all, the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
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The singers are in front, the musicians are behind, in between are the young women beating the tambourines.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
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"Praise God in the meeting of his people; praise the Lord, all you descendants of Jacob!"
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
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First comes Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah with their group, followed by the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
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Show your power, O God, the power you have used on our behalf
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
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from your Temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
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Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the reeds; rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves, until they all bow down and offer you their silver. Scatter those people who love to make war!
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
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Ambassadors will come from Egypt; the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
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Sing to God, kingdoms of the world, sing praise to the Lord,
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
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to him who rides in the sky, the ancient sky. Listen to him shout with a mighty roar.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
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Proclaim God's power; his majesty is over Israel, his might is in the skies.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
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How awesome is God as he comes from his sanctuary - the God of Israel! He gives strength and power to his people. Praise God!
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.