4. But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness.
5. Sing to God, sing praises to His Name. Prepare the road for Him who rides through the deserts, whose Name is Adonai— and rejoice before Him.
6. A father of orphans, defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.
7. God settles the lonely in a home. He leads prisoners out to prosperity. But the rebellious live in a parched land.
8. O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the desert—Selah—
9. the earth shook, the heavens rained at the presence of God —the One of Sinai— at the presence of God, God of Israel.
10. You poured down abundant rain, O God. You sustained Your weary inheritance.
11. Your community settled in it. In Your goodness, O God, You provided for the poor.
12. The Lord gives the word— a great company of women proclaims the good news.
13. “Kings of armies, flee, flee!” She who stays at home divides the spoil.