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The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

^1 (C1)Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

² As ^(C1)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As ^(C2)wax melts before the fire,
So let the ^(C3)wicked and guilty perish before the presence of God.

³ But let the ^(C1)righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,
Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

⁴ Sing to God, ^(C1)sing praises to His name;
^(C2)Lift up a song for Him who ^(C3)rides through the desert—
His ^(C4)name is the LORD—be in good spirits before Him.

⁵ A ^(C1)father of the fatherless and a ^(C2)judge and protector of the widows,
Is God in His ^(C3)holy habitation.

⁶ God ^(C1)makes a home for the lonely;
He ^(C2)leads the prisoners into prosperity,
Only ^(C3)the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

⁷ O God, when You ^(C1)went out before Your people,
When You ^(C2)marched through the wilderness, Selah.

⁸ The ^(C1)earth trembled;
The ^(C2)heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;
^(C3)Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹ You, O God, ^(C1)sent abroad plentiful rain;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.

¹⁰ Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You ^(C1)provided for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gives the command to take Canaan;
The ^(C1)women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

¹² "The ^(C1)kings of the enemies' armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home ^(C2)divides the spoil left behind."

¹³ When you lie down to rest ^(C1)among the ^(F1)sheepfolds,
You Israel are like the wings of a dove of victory overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold trophies taken from the enemy.

¹⁴ When the Almighty ^(C1)scattered the Canaanite kings in the land of Canaan,
It was snowing on ^(F1)(C2)Zalmon.

¹⁵ A ^(C1)mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A high mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan rising east of the Jordan.

¹⁶ Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain of the city of Zion which God has ^(C1)desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, ^(C2)the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The ^(C1)chariots of God are ^(F1)myriads, ^(C2)thousands upon thousands;
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.

¹⁸ You have ^(C1)ascended on high, You have ^(C2)led away captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there. ^(VR1)

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who ^(C1)bears our burden day by day,
^(C2)The God who is our salvation! Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a ^(C1)God of acts of salvation;
And ^(C2)to ^(F1)GOD the Lord belong escapes from death setting us free.

²¹ Surely God will ^(C1)shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

²² The Lord said, "^(C1)I will bring your enemies back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the Red Sea,

²³ That ^(C1)your foot may crush them in blood,
That the tongue of your ^(C2)dogs may have its share from your enemies."

²⁴ They have seen ^(C1)Your solemn ^(F1)procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, ^(C2)into the sanctuary in holiness.

²⁵ The ^(C1)singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the ^(C2)maidens playing on tambourines.

^26 (C1)Bless God in the congregations, give thanks, gratefully praise Him,
The LORD, you who are from Jacob the ^(C2)fountain of Israel.

²⁷ The youngest is there, ^(C1)Benjamin, ruling them,
The princes of Judah and their company the southern tribes,
The princes of ^(C2)Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali the northern tribes.

²⁸ Your God has ^(C1)commanded your strength your power in His service and your resistance to temptation;
Show Yourself strong, O God, ^(C2)who acted on our behalf.

²⁹ Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
^(C1)Pagan kings will bring gifts to You out of respect.

³⁰ Rebuke the ^(C1)beasts living among the reeds in Egypt,
The herd of ^(C2)bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has ^(C3)scattered the peoples who delight in war.

³¹ Princes and envoys shall come from ^(C1)Egypt;
^(C2)Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands with the offerings of submission to God.

³² Sing to God, O ^(C1)kingdoms of the earth,
^(C2)Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.

³³ To Him who ^(C1)rides in the ^(C2)highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
Behold, ^(C3)He sends out His voice, a ^(C4)mighty and majestic voice.

^34 (C1)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And ^(C2)His strength is in the skies.

³⁵ O God, You are ^(C1)awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;
The God of Israel ^(C2)gives strength and power to His people.
^(C3)Blessed be God!