3. But let the godly rejoice.Let them be glad in God’s presence.Let them be filled with joy.
4. Sing praises to God and to his name!Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.His name is the lord—rejoice in his presence!
5. Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
6. God places the lonely in families;he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7. O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,when you marched through the dry wasteland,Interlude
8. the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rainbefore you, the God of Sinai,before God, the God of Israel.