¹ To 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.¹

1. before...: Heb. from his face

² As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

³ But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.¹

1. exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness

⁴ Sing to God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

⁵ A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

⁶ God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land .¹

1. in families: Heb. in a house

⁷ O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

⁸ The earth shook, the heavens also rained at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.¹²

1. send: Heb. shake out
2. confirm: Heb. confirm it

¹⁰ Thy congregation hath dwelt in it: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that proclaimed it .¹

1. company: Heb. army

¹² Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.¹

1. did...: Heb. did flee, did flee

¹³ Though ye lie among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.¹

1. in it...: or, for her, she

¹⁵ The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why leap ye, ye lofty hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place .¹

1. even...: or, even many thousands

¹⁸ Thou 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 .¹

1. for men: Heb. in the man

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

²¹ But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

²³ That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.¹

1. dipped: or, red

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.¹

1. from...: or, ye that are of the fountain of Israel

²⁷ There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their counsel, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.¹

1. and their...: or, with their company

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²⁹ Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to thee.

³⁰ Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one shall submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.¹²

1. the company...: or, the beasts of the reeds
2. scatter...: or, he scattereth

³¹ Princes shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall soon stretch out her hands to God.

³² Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises to the Lord; Selah:

³³ To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.¹

1. send...: Heb. give

³⁴ Ascribe ye strength to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.¹

1. clouds: or, heavens

³⁵ O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.