2 Let God arise! Let His enemies be scattered! Let those who hate Him flee before Him.
3 As smoke is blown away, may You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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—