1 T o the Overseer. -- A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God -- scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him.

2 A s the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.

3 A nd the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy.

4 S ing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah His name, and exult before Him.

Sing unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him.

5 F ather of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, God in His holy habitation.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

6 G od -- causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only -- the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched.

7 O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness—(Selah)—

8 T he earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai -- before God, the God of Israel.

The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, yon Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

Thou, O God, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.

10 T hy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, O God!

11 T he Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers a numerous host.

The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.

12 K ings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.

Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

13 T hough ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.

14 W hen the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.

15 A hill of God the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights the hill of Bashan.

mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, mount Bashan.

16 W hy do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell for ever.

17 T he chariots of God myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.

18 T hou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even the rebellious, for the dwelling of Jah Elohim.

19 B lessed the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself our salvation. Selah.

Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us, the God who is our salvation. Selah.

20 G od Himself to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth from death.

21 O nly -- God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

22 T he Lord said: `From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring again from the depth of the sea;

23 S o that thou dashest thy foot in blood, enemies -- the tongue of Thy dogs.'

That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

24 T hey have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

25 S ingers have been before, Behind players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.

26 I n assemblies bless ye God, The Lord -- from the fountain of Israel.

In the congregations bless ye God, the Lord,— from the fountain of Israel.

27 T here little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun -- heads of Naphtali.

There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

28 T hy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

29 B ecause of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

30 R ebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.

31 C ome do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.

32 K ingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah.

Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,)

33 T o him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

34 A scribe ye strength to God, Over Israel His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

35 F earful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed God!

Terrible art thou, O God, out of thy sanctuaries,—the God of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed be God!