| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! | 1For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. |
| 2As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God! | 2May you blow them away like smoke-- as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. |
| 3But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy! | 3But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. |
| 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 in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him--his name is the LORD. |
| 5Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. | 5A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. |
| 6God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. | 6God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. |
| 7O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah | 7When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, |
| 8the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. | 8the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
| 9Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished; | 9You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance. |
| 10your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. | 10Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor. |
| 11The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: | 11The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng: |
| 12“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil— | 12"Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder. |
| 13though you men lie among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold. | 13Even while you sleep among the sheep pens, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold." |
| 14When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon. | 14When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon. |
| 15O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan! | 15Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain, |
| 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 gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever? |
| 17The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary. | 17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary. |
| 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. | 18When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious-- that you, LORD God, might dwell there. |
| 19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah | 19Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. |
| 20Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. | 20Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. |
| 21But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. | 21Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins. |
| 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 bring them from Bashan; I will bring them 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.” | 23that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share." |
| 24Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary— | 24Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. |
| 25the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines: | 25In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels. |
| 26“Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!” | 26Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly 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 the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. |
| 28Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. | 28Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before. |
| 29Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bear gifts to you. | 29Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts. |
| 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. | 30Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. |
| 31Nobles shall come from Egypt; Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God. | 31Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God. |
| 32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah | 32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, |
| 33to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. | 33to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice. |
| 34Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. | 34Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens. |
| 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, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God! |
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