The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Message Bible MSG
1 For the leader. With string music. A psalm of Asaf. A song: In Y'hudah God is known; his name is great in Isra'el.
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God is well-known in Judah; in Israel, he's a household name.
2 His tent is in Shalem, his place is in Tziyon.
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He keeps a house in Salem, his own suite of rooms in Zion.
3 There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. (Selah)
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That's where, using arrows for kindling, he made a bonfire of weapons of war.
4 You are glorious, majestic, more so than mountains of prey.
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Oh, how bright you shine! Outshining their huge piles of loot!
5 The bravest have been stripped of their spoil and now are sleeping their final sleep; not one of these courageous men finds strength to raise his 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, God of Ya'akov, riders and horses lie stunned.
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Your sudden roar, God of Jacob, knocked the wind out of horse and rider.
7 You are fearsome! When once you are angry, who can stand in your presence?
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Fierce you are, and fearsome! Who can stand up to your rising anger?
8 You pronounce sentence from heaven; the earth grows silent with fear
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From heaven you thunder judgment; earth falls to her knees and holds her breath.
9 when God arises to judge, to save all the humble of the earth. (Selah)
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God stands tall and makes things right, he saves all the wretched on earth.
10 Human wrath serves only to praise you; what remains of this wrath you wear as an ornament.
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Instead of smoldering rage - God-praise! All that sputtering rage - now a garland for God!
11 Make vows to ADONAI your God, and keep them; all who are around him must bring presents to the one who should be feared.
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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 curbs the spirit of princes; he is fearsome to the kings of the earth.
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Nobody gets by with anything, no one plays fast and loose with him.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.