| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song. Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who 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 melts 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; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. | 3But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy. |
| 4Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH, 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, a defender of 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 sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; 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 You went out before Your people, When You marched 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 rain at the presence of God; 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. |
| 9You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary. | 9O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them, |
| 10Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your 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 who proclaimed it: | 11The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news. |
| 12“Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home divides the spoil. | 12Kings leading armies run away--they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. |
| 13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, You will be like 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 Zalmon. | 14When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon! |
| 15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan. | 15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks. |
| 16Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; Yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever. | 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 thousands; 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. |
| 18You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious, That the LORD God might dwell there. | 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 loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah | 19The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah) |
| 20Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. | 20Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death. |
| 21But God will wound the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on 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 back from Bashan, I will bring them back 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 your foot may crush them in blood, And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.” | 23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses." |
| 24They have seen Your procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into 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 maidens playing timbrels. | 25Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines. |
| 26Bless God in the congregations, The Lord, from the fountain of Israel. | 26In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel! |
| 27There is little Benjamin, their leader, The princes of Judah and their company, 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. |
| 28Your God has commanded your strength; Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us. | 28God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power, |
| 29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings will bring presents to You. | 29as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you. |
| 30Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples who 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. |
| 31Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. | 31They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God. |
| 32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah | 32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah) |
| 33To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. | 33to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly. |
| 34Ascribe strength to God; His excellence 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, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to 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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