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1Let God arise, and scattered
let all his en'mies be;
And
let all those that do him hate
before his presence flee.
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2As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them;
as fire melts wax away,
Before
God's face let wicked men
so perish and decay.
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3But let the righteous be glad:
let them before God's sight
Be
very joyful; yea, let them
rejoice with all their might.
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4To God sing, to his name sing praise;
extol him with your voice,
That
rides on heav'n, by his name Jah,
before his face rejoice.
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5Because the Lord a father is
unto the fatherless;
God
is the widow's judge, within
his place of holiness.
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6God doth the solitary set
in fam'lies: and from bands
The
chain'd doth free; but rebels do
inhabit parched lands.
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7O God, what time thou didst go forth
before thy people's face;
And
when through the great wilderness
thy glorious marching was;
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8Then at God's presence shook the earth,
then drops from heaven fell;
This
Sinai shook before the Lord,
the God of Israel.
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9O God, thou to thine heritage
didst send a plenteous rain,
Whereby
thou, when it weary was,
didst it refresh again.
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10Thy congregation then did make
their habitation there:
Of
thine own goodness for the poor,
O God, thou didst prepare.
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11The Lord himself did give the word,
the word abroad did spread;
Great
was the company of them
the same who published.
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12Kings of great armies foiled were,
and forc'd to flee away;
And
women, who remain'd at home,
did distribute the prey.
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13Though ye have lien among the pots,
like doves ye shall appear,
Whose
wings with silver, and with gold
whose feathers cover'd are.
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14When there th' Almighty scatter'd kings,
like Salmon's snow 'twas white.
15God's hill is like to Bashan hill,
like Bashan hill for height.
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16Why do ye leap, ye mountains high?
this is the hill where God
Desires
to dwell; yea, God in it
for aye will make abode.
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17God's chariots twenty thousand are,
thousands of angels strong;
In's
holy place God is, as in
mount Sinai, them among.
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18Thou hast, O Lord, most glorious,
ascended up on high;
And
in triumph victorious led
captive captivity:
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Thou
hast received gifts for men,
for such as did rebel;
Yea,
ev'n for them, that God the Lord
in midst of them might dwell.
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19Bless'd be the Lord, who is to us
of our salvation God;
Who
daily with his benefits
us plenteously doth load.
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20He of salvation is the God,
who is our God most strong;
And
unto God the Lord from death
the issues do belong.
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21But surely God shall wound the head
of those that are his foes;
The
hairy scalp of him that still
on in his trespass goes.
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22God said, My people I will bring
again from Bashan hill;
Yea,
from the sea's devouring depths
them bring again I will;
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23That in the blood of enemies
thy foot imbru'd may be,
And
of thy dogs dipp'd in the same
the tongues thou mayest see.
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24Thy goings they have seen, O God;
the steps of majesty
Of
my God, and my mighty King,
within the sanctuary.
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25Before went singers, players next
on instruments took way;
And
them among the damsels were
that did on timbrels play.
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26Within the congregations
bless God with one accord:
From
Isr'el's fountain do ye bless
and praise the mighty Lord.
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27With their prince, little Benjamin,
princes and council there
Of
Judah were, there Zabulon's
and Napht'li's princes were.
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28Thy God commands thy strength; make strong
what thou wrought'st for us, Lord.
29For thy house at
Jerusalem
kings shall thee gifts afford.
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30The spearmen's host, the multitude
of bulls, which fiercely look,
Those
calves which people have forth sent,
O Lord our God, rebuke,
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Till
ev'ry one submit himself,
and silver pieces bring:
The
people that delight in war
disperse, O God and King.
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31Those that be princes great shall then
come out of Egypt lands;
And
Ethiopia to God
shall soon stretch out her hands.
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32O all ye kingdoms of the earth,
sing praises to this King;
For
he is Lord that ruleth all,
unto him praises sing.
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33To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns,
which he of old did found;
Lo,
he sends out his voice, a voice
in might that doth abound.
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34Strength unto God do ye ascribe;
for his excellency
Is
over
Israel
, his strength
is in the clouds most high.
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35Thou'rt from thy temple dreadful, Lord;
Isr'el's own God is he,
Who
gives his people strength and pow'r:
O let God blessed be.
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