| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him. | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence. |
| 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. | 2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. |
| 3But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy. | 3But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy. |
| 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! | 4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him. |
| 5He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace. | 5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. |
| 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. | 6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. |
| 7O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah) | 7O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah |
| 8the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. | 8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
| 9O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them, | 9You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance. |
| 10for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God. | 10Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor. |
| 11The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news. | 11The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it: |
| 12Kings leading armies run away--they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. | 12“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. |
| 13When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold. | 13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.” |
| 14When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon! | 14When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon. |
| 15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. | 15A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan. |
| 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! | 16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever. |
| 17God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor. | 17The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai. |
| 18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the LORD God lives there! | 18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. |
| 19The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah) | 19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah |
| 20Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death. | 20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. |
| 21Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion. | 21Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways. |
| 22The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, | 22The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea, |
| 23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses." | 23that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.” |
| 24They see your processions, O God--the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor. | 24They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary. |
| 25Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines. | 25The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines. |
| 26In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel! | 26Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel. |
| 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. | 27There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. |
| 28God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power, | 28Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf. |
| 29as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you. | 29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts. |
| 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. | 30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. |
| 31They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God. | 31Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God. |
| 32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah) | 32Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah |
| 33to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly. | 33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds. |
| 34Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies! | 34Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies. |
| 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! | 35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God! |
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