Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
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God is well-known in Judah; in Israel, he's a household name.
2 His dwelling place became Salem; his habitation was Zion.
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He keeps a house in Salem, his own suite of rooms in Zion.
3 It was there that he broke the fiery shafts of the bow, the shield, the sword—even the battle itself! Selah
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That's where, using arrows for kindling, he made a bonfire of weapons of war.
4 You are ablaze with light, mightier than the mountains that give food.
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Oh, how bright you shine! Outshining their huge piles of loot!
5 The bravehearted lie plundered. They sank into deep lethargy. All the strong troops couldn't even lift their hands!
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The warriors were plundered and left there impotent. And now there's nothing to them, nothing to show for their swagger and threats.
6 At your rebuke, Jacob's God, both chariot and horse were stopped dead-still.
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Your sudden roar, God of Jacob, knocked the wind out of horse and rider.
7 You! You are awesome! Who can stand before you when you are angry?
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Fierce you are, and fearsome! Who can stand up to your rising anger?
8 You have announced judgment from heaven. The earth grew afraid and fell silent
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From heaven you thunder judgment; earth falls to her knees and holds her breath.
9 when God rose up to establish justice, when God rose up to save all of the earth's poor. Selah
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God stands tall and makes things right, he saves all the wretched on earth.
10 Even human rage will turn to your praise when you dress yourself with whatever remains of your wrath.
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Instead of smoldering rage - God-praise! All that sputtering rage - now a garland for God!
11 Make promises to the LORD your God and keep them! Let all around him bring gifts to the awesome one.
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Do for God what you said you'd do - he is, after all, your God. Let everyone in town bring offerings to the One Who Watches our every move.
12 He breaks the spirit of princes. He is terrifying to all the kings of the earth.
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Nobody gets by with anything, no one plays fast and loose with him.
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