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May God arise, may
his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
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As smoke is blown
away by the wind,
may you blow them away;
as wax melts before the fire,
may the wicked perish before God.
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But may the
righteous be glad
and rejoice before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
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Sing to God, sing
praise to his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds
his name is the LORD
and rejoice before him.
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A father to the
fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
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God sets the lonely
in families,
he leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
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When you went out
before your people, O God,
when you marched through the wasteland,
Selah
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the earth shook,
the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.
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You gave abundant
showers, O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
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Your people settled
in it,
and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
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The Lord announced
the word,
and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
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Kings and armies
flee in haste;
in the camps men divide the plunder.
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Even while you sleep
among the campfires,
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.
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When the Almighty
scattered the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
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The mountains of
Bashan are majestic mountains;
rugged are the mountains of Bashan.
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Why gaze in envy, O
rugged mountains,
at the mountain where God chooses to reign,
where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
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The chariots of God
are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
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When you ascended on
high,
you led captives in your train;
you received gifts from men,
even from the rebellious
that you, O LORD God, might dwell there.
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Praise be to the
Lord, to God our Saviour,
who daily bears our burdens.
Selah
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Our God is a God who
saves;
from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
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Surely God will
crush the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
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The Lord says, I
will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
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that you may plunge
your feet in the blood of your foes,
while the tongues of your dogs have their share.
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Your procession has
come into view, O God,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
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In front are the
singers, after them the musicians;
with them are the maidens playing tambourines.
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Praise God in the
great congregation;
praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
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There is the little
tribe of Benjamin, leading them,
there the great throng of Judah's princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
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Summon your power, O
God;
show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
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Because of your
temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.
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Rebuke the beast
among the reeds,
the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may it bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations who delight in war.
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Envoys will come
from Egypt;
Cush will submit herself to God.
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Sing to God, O
kingdoms of the earth,
sing praise to the Lord,
Selah
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to him who rides the
ancient skies above,
who thunders with mighty voice.
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Proclaim the power
of God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
whose power is in the skies.
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You are awesome, O
God, in your sanctuary;
the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise be to God!
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