| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! | 1For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him. |
| 2As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God! | 2As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. |
| 3But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy! | 3But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy. |
| 4Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him! | 4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the LORD is his name! Rejoice before him! |
| 5Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. | 5He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace. |
| 6God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. | 6God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert. |
| 7O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah | 7O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah) |
| 8the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. | 8the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
| 9Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished; | 9O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them, |
| 10your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. | 10for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God. |
| 11The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: | 11The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news. |
| 12“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil— | 12Kings leading armies run away--they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. |
| 13though you men lie among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold. | 13When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold. |
| 14When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon. | 14When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon! |
| 15O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan! | 15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. |
| 16Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the LORD will dwell forever? | 16Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently! |
| 17The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary. | 17God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor. |
| 18You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. | 18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the LORD God lives there! |
| 19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah | 19The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah) |
| 20Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. | 20Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death. |
| 21But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. | 21Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion. |
| 22The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, | 22The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, |
| 23that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.” | 23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses." |
| 24Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary— | 24They see your processions, O God--the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor. |
| 25the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines: | 25Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines. |
| 26“Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!” | 26In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel! |
| 27There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. | 27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali. |
| 28Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. | 28God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power, |
| 29Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bear gifts to you. | 29as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you. |
| 30Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war. | 30Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle. |
| 31Nobles shall come from Egypt; Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God. | 31They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God. |
| 32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah | 32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah) |
| 33to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. | 33to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly. |
| 34Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. | 34Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies! |
| 35Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! | 35You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise! |
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