1 G od is beginning to arise, and His enemies to scatter; let them also who hate Him flee before Him!

2 A s smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish before the presence of God.

3 B ut let the righteous be glad; let them be in high spirits and glory before God, yes, let them rejoice!

4 S ing to God, sing praises to His name, cast up a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts—His name is the Lord—be in high spirits and glory before Him!

5 A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows is God in His holy habitation.

6 G od places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

7 O God, when You went forth before Your people, when You marched through the wilderness— Selah!—

8 T he earth trembled, the heavens also poured down at the presence of God; yonder Sinai quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 Y ou, O God, did send a plentiful rain; You did restore and confirm Your heritage when it languished and was weary.

10 Y our flock found a dwelling place in it; You, O God, in Your goodness did provide for the poor and needy.

11 T he Lord gives the word; the women who bear and publish are a great host.

12 T he kings of the enemies’ armies, they flee, they flee! She who tarries at home divides the spoil.

13 T hough you may lie among the sheepfolds the wings of a dove are covered with silver, its pinions excessively green with gold.

14 W hen the Almighty scattered kings in, it was as when it snows on Zalmon.

15 I s Mount Bashan the high mountain of summits, Mount Bashan the mount of God?

16 W hy do you look with grudging and envy, you many-peaked mountains, at the mountain which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

17 T he chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them as He was in Sinai, in the Holy Place (the sanctuary in Jerusalem).

18 Y ou have ascended on high. You have led away captive a train of vanquished foes; You have received gifts of men, yes, of the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell there with them.

19 B lessed be the Lord, Who bears our burdens and carries us day by day, even the God Who is our salvation! Selah!

20 G od is to us a God of deliverances and salvation; and to God the Lord belongs escape from death.

21 B ut God will shatter the heads of His enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses and guilty ways.

22 T he Lord said, I will bring back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the Sea,

23 T hat you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from the foe.

24 T hey see Your goings, O God, even the of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

25 T he singers go in front, the players on instruments last; between them the maidens are playing on tambourines.

26 B less, give thanks, and gratefully praise God in full congregations, even the Lord, O you who are from the fountain of Israel.

27 T here is little Benjamin in the lead, the princes of Judah and their company, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Y our God has commanded your strength; O God, display Your might and strengthen what You have wrought for us!

29 f or Your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring gifts to You.

30 R ebuke the wild beasts dwelling among the reeds, the herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples; trample underfoot those who lust for tribute money; scatter the peoples who delight in war.

31 P rinces shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

32 S ing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praises to the Lord! Selah!

33 t o Him Who rides upon the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, He sends forth His voice, His mighty voice.

34 A scribe power and strength to God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength and might are in the skies.

35 O God, awe-inspiring, profoundly impressive, and terrible are You out of Your holy places; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and fullness of might to His people. Blessed be God!