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Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. |
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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. |
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But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness. |
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Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him. |
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A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation. |
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God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land. |
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O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah |
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The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped `rain' at the presence of God: Yon Sinai `trembled' at the presence of God, the God of Israel. |
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Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. |
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Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor. |
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The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host. |
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Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. |
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When ye lie among the sheepfolds, `It is as' the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold. |
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When the Almighty scattered kings therein, `It was as when' it snoweth in Zalmon. |
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A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan. |
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Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell `in it' for ever. |
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The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, `as in' Sinai, in the sanctuary. |
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Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, `among' the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell `with them'. |
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah |
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God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death. |
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But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness. |
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The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring `them' again from the depths of the sea; |
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That thou mayest crush `them', `dipping' thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from `thine' enemies. |
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They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. |
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The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. |
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Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, `ye that are' of the fountain of Israel. |
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There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah `and' their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. |
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Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. |
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Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee. |
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Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. |
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Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God. |
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Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; Selah |
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To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. |
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Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies. |
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O God, `thou art' terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto `his' people. Blessed be God. Psalm 69 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshanim. `A Psalm' of David. |