1 May God arise,p may his enemies be scattered;q

may his foes fleer before him.

2 May you blow them away like smoke—s

as wax meltst before the fire,

may the wicked perishu before God.

3 But may the righteous be glad

and rejoicev before God;

may they be happy and joyful.

4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,w

extol him who rides on the cloudsb x;

rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.y

5 A father to the fatherless,z a defender of widows,a

is God in his holy dwelling.b

6 God sets the lonelyc in families,c d

he leads out the prisonerse with singing;

but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.f

7 When you, God, went outg before your people,

when you marched through the wilderness,d h

8 the earth shook,i the heavens poured down rain,j

before God, the One of Sinai,k

before God, the God of Israel.l

9 You gave abundant showers,m O God;

you refreshed your weary inheritance.

10 Your people settled in it,

and from your bounty,n God, you providedo for the poor.

11 The Lord announces the word,

and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:p

12 “Kings and armies fleeq in haste;

the women at home divide the plunder.r

13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,e s

the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,

its feathers with shining gold.”

14 When the Almightyf scatteredt the kings in the land,

it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.u

15 Mount Bashan,v majestic mountain,w

Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,

16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,

at the mountain where God choosesx to reign,

where the Lord himself will dwell forever?y

17 The chariotsz of God are tens of thousands

and thousands of thousands;a

the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.g

18 When you ascendedb on high,c

you took many captives;d

you received gifts from people,e

even fromh the rebelliousf—

that you,i Lord God, might dwell there.