| 1. For the conductor, a psalm, a song of David. |
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א. |
| 2. May God rise; His enemies scatter, and those who hate Him flee from before Him. |
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ב. |
| 3. As smoke is driven away, You will drive [them] away; as wax melts before fire, the wicked will perish from before God. |
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ג. |
| 4. And the righteous will rejoice, yea, they will exult before God and they will delight with joy. |
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ד. |
| 5. "Sing to God, sing praises to His name, praise Him Who rides in Aravoth by His name Yah, and rejoice before Him. |
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ה. |
| 6. O Father of orphans and Judge of widows, O God in His holy dwelling place." |
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ו. |
| 7. God settles the solitary in a house; He takes the prisoners out at the most opportune time, but the rebellious dwell in an arid land. |
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ז. |
| 8. O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wilderness, forever. |
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ח. |
| 9. The earth quaked, even the heavens dripped; this is Sinai, because of God, the God of Israel. |
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ט. |
| 10. Generous rain You poured down, O God; Your heritage, which was weary, You established. |
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י. |
| 11. Your congregation dwelt therein; You prepare with Your goodness for the poor, O God. |
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יא. |
| 12. The Lord will give out a word; they will announce it to a great multitude. |
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יב. |
| 13. Kings of hosts will wander, yea they will wander, and she who dwells in the house will divide the spoils. |
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יג. |
| 14. If you lie between the borders-the feathers of a dove covered with silver, and its pinions with brilliant gold. |
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יד. |
| 15. When the Almighty spreads out for kings therein, it will become as white as snow in darkness. |
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טו. |
| 16. The mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; the mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan. |
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טז. |
| 17. Why do you lurk, you lofty mountains, for the mountain that God desired for His dwelling? Even the Lord will dwell [there] forever. |
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יז. |
| 18. God's chariot is twice ten thousand times thousands of angels. The Lord was among them at Sinai in His holiness. |
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יח. |
| 19. You ascended on high, you took captives; you took gifts to be among men, and also rebellious ones for Yah God to dwell. |
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יט. |
| 20. Blessed is the Lord; every day God lavishes upon us our salvation forever. |
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כ. |
| 21. God is to us the God of salvations, but God the Lord has the ways to death. |
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כא. |
| 22. Indeed God will wound His enemies' head, the hairy pate of him who goes with his guilt. |
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כב. |
| 23. The Lord said, "I shall restore from Bashan; I shall restore from the depths of the sea. |
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כג. |
| 24. In order that your foot may wade through blood; the tongue of your dogs will have its portion from the enemies." |
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כד. |
| 25. They saw Your ways, O God, the ways of my God, my King in sanctity. |
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כה. |
| 26. Singers went first, minstrels afterwards, in the midst of maidens playing timbrels. |
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כו. |
| 27. In congregations bless God the Lord, from the womb of Israel. |
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כז. |
| 28. There Benjamin the youngest rules over them; the princes of Judah pelt them with stones, as do the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naftali. |
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כח. |
| 29. Your God has commanded your strength; show this strength, O God, which You have wrought for us. |
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כט. |
| 30. From Your Temple, which is over Jerusalem, kings will bring You tribute. |
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ל. |
| 31. Rebuke the people of the forest, the congregation of mighty bulls among people like calves, submitting himself for pieces of silver; he scatters peoples, they always desire battles. |
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לא. |
| 32. Gifts will be brought from Egypt; Cush will cause his hands to run to God. |
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לב. |
| 33. Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, sing praises to the Lord forever. |
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לג. |
| 34. To Him Who rides on the heaven of heavens of old; behold, He gives forth with His voice a voice of strength. |
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לד. |
| 35. Attribute strength to God; over Israel is His pride, and His strength is in the skies. |
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לה. |
| 36. You are feared, O God, from Your Sanctuary; the God of Israel-He gives strength and power to the people; blessed be God. |
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לו. |