| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | New Living Translation |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD— rejoice in his presence! |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures— doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the LORD himself will live forever? |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the LORD God will live among us there. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; I will bring them up from the depths of the sea. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!” |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Your procession has come into view, O God— the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war. |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals ; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Tell everyone about God’s power. His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35God is awesome in his sanctuary. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God! |
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