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^1 (0) For the leader. A psalm of David. A song:

^2 (1) Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
let those who hate him flee from his presence.
^3 (2) Drive them away as smoke is driven away;
like wax melting in the presence of a fire,
let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
^4 (3) But let the righteous rejoice and be glad in God's presence;
yes, let them exult and rejoice.

^5 (4) Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
extol him who rides on the clouds
by his name, Yah;
and be glad in his presence.

^6 (5) God in his holy dwelling,
is a father to orphans and defender of widows.
^7 (6) God gives homes to those who are alone
and leads prisoners out into prosperity.
But rebels must live in a parched wasteland.

^8 (7) God, when you went out at the head of your people,
when you marched out through the wilderness, (Selah)
^9 (8) the earth quaked, and rain poured from the sky,
at the presence of God.
Even Sinai [shook] at the presence of God,
the God of Isra'el.
^10 (9) You rained down showers in plenty, God;
when your heritage was weary, you restored it.
^11 (10) Your flock settled in it;
in your goodness, God, you provided for the poor.

^12 (11) Adonai gives the command;
the women with the good news are a mighty army.
^13 (12) Kings and their armies are fleeing, fleeing,
while the women at home divide the spoil.
^14 (13) Even if you lie among the animal stalls,
there are wings of a dove covered with silver
and its plumes with green gold.
^15 (14) When Shaddai scatters kings there,
snow falls on Tzalmon.

^16 (15) You mighty mountain, Mount Bashan!
You rugged mountain, Mount Bashan!
^17 (16) You rugged mountain, why look with envy
at the mountain God wants for his place to live?
Truly, Adonai will live there forever.
^18 (17) God's chariots are myriads, repeated thousands;
Adonai is among them as in Sinai, in holiness.
^19 (18) After you went up into the heights,
you led captivity captive,
you took gifts among mankind,
yes, even among the rebels,
so that Yah, God, might live there.

^20 (19) Blessed be Adonai!
Every day he bears our burden,
does God, our salvation. (Selah)
^21 (20) Our God is a God who saves;
from Adonai Adonai comes escape from death.
^22 (21) God will surely crush the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who continue in their guilt.
^23 (22) Adonai said, "I will bring them back from Bashan,
I will fetch [those rebels] even from the depths of the sea;
^24 (23) so that you can wash your feet in their blood,
and your dogs' tongues too can get their share from your foes.

^25 (24) They see your processions, God,
the processions of my God, my king, in holiness.
^26 (25) The singers are in front, the musicians last,
in the middle are girls playing tambourines.
^27 (26) "In choruses, bless God, Adonai,
you whose source is Isra'el."
^28 (27) There is Binyamin, the youngest, at the head;
the princes of Y'hudah, crowding along;
the princes of Z'vulun; the princes of Naftali.

^29 (28) God, summon your strength!
Use your strength, God, as you did for us before,
^30 (29) from your temple in Yerushalayim,
where kings will bring tribute to you.
^31 (30) Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,
that herd of bulls with their calves, the peoples,
who ingratiate themselves with bars of silver;
let him scatter the peoples who take pleasure in fighting.
^32 (31) Let envoys come from Egypt,
Let Ethiopia stretch out its hands to God.

^33 (32) Sing to God, kingdoms of the earth!
Sing praises to Adonai, (Selah)
^34 (33) to him who rides on the most ancient heavens.
Listen, as he utters his voice, a mighty voice!
^35 (34) Acknowledge that strength belongs to God,
with his majesty over Isra'el and his strength in the skies.
^36 (35) How awe-inspiring you are, God,
from your holy places,
the God of Isra'el, who gives strength
and power to the people.
Blessed be God!