New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives.
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To the Overseer. -- A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God -- scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.
2 Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
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As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.
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And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.
4 Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD — rejoice in his presence!
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Sing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah [is] His name, and exult before Him.
5 Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
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Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.
6 God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
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God -- causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only -- the refractory have inhabited a dry place.
7 O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude
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O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.
8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
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The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai -- before God, the God of Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.
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A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.
10 There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.
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Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
11 The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news.
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The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.
12 Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.
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Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.
13 Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures— doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold.
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Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
14 The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.
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When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.
15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.
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A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.
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 do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.
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] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the 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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Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.
19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
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Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. Selah.
20 Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death.
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God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.
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Only -- God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.
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The Lord said: `From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.
23 You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!”
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So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies -- the tongue of Thy dogs.'
24 Your procession has come into view, O God— the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.
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They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.
25 Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines.
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Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.
26 Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.
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In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord -- from the fountain of Israel.
27 Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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There [is] little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun -- heads of Naphtali.
28 Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.
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Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.
29 The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem.
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Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.
30 Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
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Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.
31 Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals ; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God.
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Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude
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Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah.
33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.
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To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.
34 Tell everyone about God’s power. His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens.
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Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.
35 God is awesome in his sanctuary. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
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Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!