| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song. God arises. His enemies scatter, and those who hate Him flee from His presence. | 1God arises, and his enemies are scattered. Those who hate him flee from his presence. |
| 2As smoke is blown away, so You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. | 2As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away. As wax melts in the presence of fire, so the wicked die in the presence of God. |
| 3But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy. | 3But the righteous rejoice and exult before God; they are overwhelmed with joy. |
| 4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds -- His name is Yahweh--and rejoice before Him. | 4Sing to God! Sing praise to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds. The LORD is his name. Be jubilant in his presence. |
| 5God in His holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows. | 5A father to orphans and an advocate for widows is God in his holy dwelling place. |
| 6God provides homes for those who are deserted. He leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a scorched land. | 6God causes the lonely to dwell in families. He leads prisoners into prosperity, but rebels live on parched land. |
| 7God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the desert, Selah | 7God, when you led out your people, when you marched through the desert, Interlude |
| 8the earth trembled and the skies poured down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. | 8the land quaked. Indeed, the heavens poured down rain from the presence of God, this God of Sinai, from the presence of God, the God of Israel. |
| 9You, God, showered abundant rain; You revived Your inheritance when it languished. | 9God, you poured out abundant rain on your inheritance. When Israel was weary, you sustained her. |
| 10Your people settled in it; God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness. | 10Your people live there; you sustain the needy with your goodness, God. |
| 11The Lord gave the command; a great company of women brought the good news:" | 11The Lord issues a command. Numerous are the women who announce the news: |
| 12The kings of the armies flee--they flee!" She who stays at home divides the spoil. | 12"Kings of armies retreat and flee, while the lady of the house divides the spoil. |
| 13While you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its feathers with glistening gold. | 13When you men lie down among the sheepfolds, you are like the wings of the dove covered with silver, with its feathers in glittering gold." |
| 14When the Almighty scattered kings in the land, it snowed on Zalmon. | 14When the Almighty scattered the kings there, there was snow on Mt. Zalmon. |
| 15Mount Bashan is God's towering mountain; Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks. | 15The mountain of God is as the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan. |
| 16Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for His dwelling? The LORD will live there forever! | 16You mountains of many peaks, why do you watch with envy the mountain in which God has chosen to dwell? Indeed, the LORD will live there forever. |
| 17God's chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as He was at Sinai. | 17God's chariots were many thousands. The Lord was there with them at Sinai in holiness. |
| 18You ascended to the heights, taking away captives; You received gifts from people, even from the rebellious, so that the LORD God might live there. | 18You ascended to the heights, you took captives. You received gifts among mankind, even the rebellious, so the LORD God may live there. |
| 19May the Lord be praised! Day after day He bears our burdens; God is our salvation. Selah | 19Blessed be the Lord who daily carries us. God is our deliverer. |
| 20Our God is a God of salvation, and escape from death belongs to the Lord GOD. | 20God is for us the God of our deliverance. The Lord GOD rescues us from death. |
| 21Surely God crushes the heads of His enemies, the hairy head of one who goes on in his guilty acts. | 21God surely strikes the heads of his enemies, even the hairy heads of those who continue in their guilt. |
| 22The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea | 22The Lord says, "From Bashan I will bring them, I will bring them from the depths of the sea, |
| 23so that your foot may wade in blood and your dogs' tongues may have their share from the enemies." | 23that your feet may wade through blood. The tongues of your dogs will have their portions from your enemies." |
| 24People have seen Your procession, God, the procession of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. | 24They have observed your processions, God, the processions of my God, my king, in the sanctuary. |
| 25Singers lead the way, with musicians following; among them are young women playing tambourines. | 25The singers are in front, the musicians follow, strumming their stringed instruments among the maidens who are playing their tambourines. |
| 26Praise God in the assemblies; praise the LORD from the fountain of Israel. | 26Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD who is the fountain of Israel. |
| 27There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them, the rulers of Judah in their assembly, the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali. | 27Little Benjamin is there, leading them, and the princes of Judah all together with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali. |
| 28Your God has decreed your strength. Show Your strength, God, You who have acted on our behalf. | 28Summon the power of your God, the power, God, that you have shown us. |
| 29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring tribute to You. | 29Because of your Temple in Jerusalem, kings bring tribute to you. |
| 30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those with bars of silver. Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war. | 30Rebuke the wildlife that lives among the reeds, the nations that congregate like bulls and cows, humbling themselves with pieces of silver, for God scatters the nations that delight in battle. |
| 31Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will stretch out its hands to God. | 31Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God. |
| 32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; sing praise to the Lord, Selah | 32You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, Interlude |
| 33to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens. Look, He thunders with His powerful voice! | 33to the one who rides the heavens, the ancient heavens. Behold! He thunders with a mighty voice. |
| 34Ascribe power to God. His majesty is over Israel, His power among the clouds. | 34Ascribe power to God, whose glory is over Israel, whose power is in the skies. |
| 35God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people. May God be praised! | 35You are awesome, God, from your sanctuaries. The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! |
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