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[1]LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him.
[2]As smoke is driven away, so let them vanish; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
[3]But let the righteous be glad; let them be valiant in the sight of God; yea, let them rejoice in his pleasure.
[4]Sing unto God, sing praises to his name; extol him who rides upon the heavens; the LORD is his name, rejoice before him.
[5]A father of the fatherless and a judge of widows is God in his holy habitation.
[6]God sets the solitary child in families; he triumphantly releases those who are bound with chains; but the rebellious dwell in waste places.
[7]O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness,
[8]The earth shook, the heavens also lowered at the presence of God; even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
[9]Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance when it was weary.
[10]Thy living creatures have dwelt therein; thou O God, hast provided of thy goodness for the poor.
[11]The LORD shall give good tidings with great power.
[12]Then the kings of armies shall be defeated; and the household of God shall divide the spoil.
[13]Though you sleep among thorns, yet shall you be protected as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
[14]When God appointed a king over Zion, it became white like snow
[15]Over Salmon, the mountain of God, over the mountains of Bashan and over the mountain ridges.
[16]What do you want, O you mountains of Bashan? This is the ridge which God desires to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
[17]God rides with the host of angels; the LORD is among them, as in Sinai, in his holy place.
[18]Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast carried away captives; thou hast blessed men with gifts; but rebellious men shall not dwell before the presence of God.
[19]Blessed be the LORD, for he has chosen us as his heritage, even the God of our salvation.
[20]He that is our God is the God of salvation, the LORD God who has the power of life and death.
[21]But God shall sever the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of the head of those who persist in their sins.
[22]The LORD said, I will rescue my people from the cliffs, I will bring my people from the depths of the sea;
[23]That thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
[24]They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God and my holy King.
[25]The princes went before, the singers followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
[26]Bless God in the congregations, even the LORD, you that are of the fountain of Israel.
[27]There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their governors, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
[28]Command, O God, thy strength; strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
[29]Out of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
[30]Rebuke the wild beasts of the marshes, the multitude of the wild bulls, the idols of the Gentiles which are covered with silver; scatter the people who delight in war.
[31]Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
[32]Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises to the LORD.
[33]To him who rides upon the heavens of heavens; out of the east he gives his voice, and that a mighty voice.
[34]Ascribe glory unto God; his excellency is over Israel and his strength is in the heavens.
[35]O God, thou art honoured out of thy holy place; the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.
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