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89 lines
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# Chapter 68
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1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;
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and those who hate him shall flee before him!
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2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
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as wax melts before fire,
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so the wicked shall perish before God!
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3 But the righteous shall be glad;
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they shall exult before God;
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they shall be jubilant with joy!
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4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
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lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;
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his name is the Lord;
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exult before him!
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5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
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is God in his holy habitation.
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6 God settles the solitary in a home;
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he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
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but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
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7 O God, when you went out before your people,
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when you marched through the wilderness, Selah
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8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
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before God, the One of Sinai,
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before God, the God of Israel.
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9 Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
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you restored your inheritance as it languished;
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10 your flock found a dwelling in it;
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in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
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11 The Lord gives the word;
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the women who announce the news are a great host:
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12 “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”
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The women at home divide the spoil—
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13 though you men lie among the sheepfolds—
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the wings of a dove covered with silver,
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its pinions with shimmering gold.
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14 When the Almighty scatters kings there,
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let snow fall on Zalmon.
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15 O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;
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O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
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16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
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at the mount that God desired for his abode,
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yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
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17 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
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thousands upon thousands;
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the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
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18 You ascended on high,
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leading a host of captives in your train
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and receiving gifts among men,
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even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
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19 Blessed be the Lord,
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who daily bears us up;
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God is our salvation. Selah
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20 Our God is a God of salvation,
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and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.
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21 But God will strike the heads of his enemies,
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the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
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22 The Lord said,
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“I will bring them back from Bashan,
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I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
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23 that you may strike your feet in their blood,
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that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”
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24 Your procession is seen, O God,
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the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
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25 the singers in front, the musicians last,
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between them virgins playing tambourines:
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26 “Bless God in the great congregation,
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the Lord, O you who are of Israel's fountain!”
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27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
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the princes of Judah in their throng,
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the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
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28 Summon your power, O God,
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the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.
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29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
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kings shall bear gifts to you.
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30 Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
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the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.
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Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
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scatter the peoples who delight in war.
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31 Nobles shall come from Egypt;
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Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
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32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
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sing praises to the Lord, Selah
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33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
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behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
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34 Ascribe power to God,
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whose majesty is over Israel,
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and whose power is in the skies.
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35 Awesome is God from his sanctuary;
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the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
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Blessed be God! |