1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;

may his foes flee before him.

2 May you blow them away like smoke—

as wax melts before the fire,

may the wicked perish before God.

3 But may the righteous be glad

and rejoice before God;

may they be happy and joyful.

1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;

and those who hate him shall flee before him!

2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;

as wax melts before fire,

so the wicked shall perish before God!

3 But the righteous shall be glad;

they shall exult before God;

they shall be jubilant with joy!

1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered:

Let them also that hate him flee before him.

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 Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.

Let those who hate God run for their lives.

2 Blow them away like smoke.

Melt them like wax in a fire.

Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.

3 But let the godly rejoice.

Let them be glad in God’s presence.

Let them be filled with joy.

1 Let God arise,

Let His enemies be scattered;

Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

2 As smoke is driven away,

So drive them away;

As wax melts 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;

Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

1 Let God rise up and scatter his enemies;

let those who hate him run away from him.

2 Blow them away as smoke

is driven away by the wind.

As wax melts before a fire,

let the wicked be destroyed before God.

3 But those who do right should be glad

and should rejoice before God;

they should be happy and glad.

1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;

Let them also that hate him flee before him.

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 exult before God:

Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God. 3 But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy.

1 God will arise. 

His enemies will be scattered. 

Those who hate him will flee from him. 

2 Blow them away like smoke. 

Let wicked people melt in God’s presence like wax next to a fire. 

3 But let righteous people rejoice. 

Let them celebrate in God’s presence. 

Let them overflow with joy. 

1 God arises. His enemies scatter,

and those who hate Him flee from His presence.

2 As smoke is blown away,

so You blow them away.

As wax melts before the fire,

so the wicked are destroyed before God.

3 But the righteous are glad;

they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

1 Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered;

let those who hate him flee before him.

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;

as wax melts before the fire,

let the wicked perish before God.

3 But let the righteous be joyful;

let them exult before God;

let them be jubilant with joy.

1 God will arise; his enemies will be scattered,

and those who hate him will flee from before him.

2 As smoke is driven off, you will drive them off.

As wax melts before fire,

the wicked will perish before God.

3 But the righteous will be glad; they will exalt before God,

and will rejoice with joy.

1 May God rise up and scatter his enemies.

May they turn and run away from him.

2 As wind blows smoke away,

so may God blow them away.

As fire melts wax,

so may he destroy sinful people.

3 But may those who do what is right be glad

and filled with joy when they are with him.

May they be happy and joyful.