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

as wax melts before 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!

4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name;

lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds;d

his name is the Lord, exult before him!

5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows

is God in his holy habitation.

6 God gives the desolate a home to dwell in;

he leads out the prisoners to prosperity;

but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

7 O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people,

when thou didst march through the wilderness, [Selah]