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God blesses us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered; Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.

But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God, Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert— His name is the LORD—be in good spirits before Him.

A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

God makes a home for the lonely; He leads the prisoners into prosperity, Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

The earth trembled; The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.

Your flock found a dwelling place in it; O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A [high] mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan [rising east of the Jordan].

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks, At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.

You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day, The God who is our salvation! Selah.

God is to us a God of acts of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

They have seen Your [solemn] procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary [in holiness].

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him], The LORD, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.