Psalms

¹ Up with God! Down with his enemies! Adversaries, run for the hills!

² like a blob of wax in the fire— one look at God and the wicked vanish.

³ they'll laugh, they'll sing, they'll laugh and sing for joy.

⁴ all heaven, sing out; clear the way for the coming of Cloud-Rider. Enjoy God, cheer when you see him!

⁵ champion of widows, is God in his holy house.

⁶ leads prisoners to freedom, but leaves rebels to rot in hell.

⁷ when you marched out into the wild,

⁸ God was on the march. Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move, at the sight of Israel's God.

⁹ thorn and cactus become an oasis

¹⁰ You set them up in business; they went from rags to riches.

¹¹ thousands called out the good news:

¹² are on the run, on the run!"

¹³ divide up the plunder, the plunder of Canaanite silver and gold.

¹⁴ snow fell on Black Mountain.

¹⁵ mighty mountains, dragon mountains.

¹⁶ sulk now, and feel sorry for yourselves, For this is the mountain God has chosen to live on; he'll rule from this mountain forever.

¹⁷ and thousands more besides, The Lord in the lead, riding down Sinai— straight to the Holy Place!

¹⁸ your arms full of booty from rebels, And now you sit there in state, God, sovereign God!

¹⁹ day after day he carries us along.

²⁰ He's God-for-us, he's God-who-saves-us. Lord God knows all death's ins and outs.

²¹ split the skulls of the enemy As he marched out of heaven,

²² put a muzzle on the Deep Blue Sea."

²³ and your dogs taste of your enemies from your boots.

²⁴ to the sanctuary, my God, my King on the march!

²⁵ maidens in the middle with castanets.

²⁶ Like a fountain of praise, Israel blesses God.

²⁷ front and leading Princes of Judah in their royal robes, princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ the power, O God, that made us what we are.

²⁹ kings bring gifts to you.

³⁰ with her herd of wild bulls and calves, Rapacious in her lust for silver, crushing peoples, spoiling for a fight.

³¹ and Cush come running to God, her hands outstretched.

³² Sing praises to the Lord!

³³ striding the ancient skies. Listen—he's calling in thunder, rumbling, rolling thunder.

³⁴ the High God of Israel. His splendor and strength rise huge as thunderheads.

³⁵ streams from your sanctuary. It's Israel's strong God! He gives power and might to his people! O you, his people—bless God!