1 - ?For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.?
God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.
2 - His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
3 - There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.
4 - You are radiant with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.
5 - The valiant lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands.
6 - At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still.
7 - It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?
8 - From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet -
9 - when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land.
10 - Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
11 - Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.
12 - He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.