English Standard Version ESV
The Message Bible MSG
1 In Judah God is known; 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 abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
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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 Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains of prey.
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Oh, how bright you shine! Outshining their huge piles of loot!
5 The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use 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, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned.
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Your sudden roar, God of Jacob, knocked the wind out of horse and rider.
7 But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused?
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Fierce you are, and fearsome! Who can stand up to your rising anger?
8 From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,
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From heaven you thunder judgment; earth falls to her knees and holds her breath.
9 when God arose to establish judgment, 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 Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.
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Instead of smoldering rage - God-praise! All that sputtering rage - now a garland for God!
11 Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to 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 who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by 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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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.