| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. | 1For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him. |
| 2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. | 2As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. |
| 3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. | 3But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy. |
| 4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. | 4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the LORD is his name! Rejoice before him! |
| 5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. | 5He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace. |
| 6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. | 6God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert. |
| 7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: | 7O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah) |
| 8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. | 8the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
| 9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. | 9O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them, |
| 10Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. | 10for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God. |
| 11The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. | 11The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news. |
| 12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. | 12Kings leading armies run away--they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. |
| 13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. | 13When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold. |
| 14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. | 14When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon! |
| 15The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan. | 15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. |
| 16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. | 16Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently! |
| 17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. | 17God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor. |
| 18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. | 18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the LORD God lives there! |
| 19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. | 19The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah) |
| 20He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. | 20Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death. |
| 21But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. | 21Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion. |
| 22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: | 22The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, |
| 23That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. | 23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses." |
| 24They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. | 24They see your processions, O God--the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor. |
| 25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. | 25Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines. |
| 26Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. | 26In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel! |
| 27There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. | 27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali. |
| 28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. | 28God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power, |
| 29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. | 29as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you. |
| 30Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. | 30Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle. |
| 31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. | 31They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God. |
| 32Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: | 32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah) |
| 33To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. | 33to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly. |
| 34Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. | 34Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies! |
| 35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. | 35You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise! |
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