2. As smoke is blown away,so You blow them away.As wax melts before the fire,so the wicked are destroyed before God.
3. But the righteous are glad;they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.
4. Sing to God! Sing praises to His name.Exalt Him who rides on the clouds —His name is Yahweh — and rejoice before Him.
5. God in His holy dwelling isa father of the fatherlessand a champion of widows.
6. God provides homes for those who are deserted.He leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a scorched land.
7. God, when You went out before Your people,when You marched through the desert,Selah
8. the earth trembled and the skies poured down rainbefore God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
9. You, God, showered abundant rain;You revived Your inheritance when it languished.
10. Your people settled in it;God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness.
11. The Lord gave the command;a great company of women brought the good news:
12. “The kings of the armies flee — they flee! ”She who stays at home divides the spoil.
13. While you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver,and its feathers with glistening gold.
14. When the Almighty scattered kings in the land,it snowed on Zalmon.
15. Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain;Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
16. Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,at the mountain God desired for His dwelling?The Lord will live there forever!