5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, isGodH430in his holy habitation.
6GodH430setteth the solitary infamiliesאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1: he bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7OGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430, when thou wentestforthבְּ֭צֵאתְךָBe.tze.te.khaH3318beforeאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430thypeopleמ֘וֹשִׁ֤יבmo.ShivH3427, when thou didstmarchמוֹצִ֣יאmo.Tzi'H3318throughאַ֥ךְ'akhH389the wilderness; Selah
8The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at thepresenceH6440ofGodH430: even yon Sinai trembled at thepresenceH6440ofGodH430, theGodH430ofIsraelעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971.
9Thou, OGodH430, didst send a plentiful rain, thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10Thy congregation dwelt therein: thou, OGodH430, didstprepareH3559of thy goodness for the poor.
11The Lord giveth the word: the women that publish the tidings are agreatאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430host.
12Kings ofarmiesH6635flee, they flee: and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
13Will ye lie among thesheepfoldsוּנְוַתu.ne.vatH5116, as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold?
14When the Almighty scattered kings therein, it was as when it snoweth in Zalmon.
15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; an high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
16Why look ye askance, ye highmountainsH2022, at themountainH2022whichH2022GodH430hath desired for his abode? yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17The chariots ofGodH430are twenty thousand,evenאַף־'af-H637thousandsuponלְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹle.shiv.ToH3427thousands: theLordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led thy captivity captive; thou hast receivedgiftsבַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ba.Ko.deshH6944among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that theLORDאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH430might dwell with them.
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