Psalm

²May you blow them away like smoke –as wax melts before the fire,may the wicked perish before God. ³But may the righteous be gladand rejoice before God;may they be happy and joyful. ⁴Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,extol him who rides on the clouds;rejoice before him – his name is the Lord. ⁵A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,is God in his holy dwelling. ⁶God sets the lonely in families,he leads out the prisoners with singing;but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. ⁷When you, God, went out before your people,when you marched through the wilderness, ⁸the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain,before God, the One of Sinai,before God, the God of Israel.