2 As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away.As wax melts before fire,so the wicked are destroyed before God.
3 But the godly are happy;they rejoice before Godand are overcome with joy.
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!Exalt the one who rides on the clouds!For the Lord is his name!Rejoice before him!
5 He is a father to the fatherlessand an advocate for widows.God rules from his holy palace.
6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes;he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity.But sinful rebels live in the desert.
7 O God, when you lead your people into battle,when you march through the desert, (Selah)
8 the earth shakes,yes, the heavens pour down rainbefore God, the God of Sinai,before God, the God of Israel.