A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. (NIV)
A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows is God in His holy habitation. (AMP)
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. (KJV)
When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious – that you, LORD God, might dwell there. (NIV)
You have ascended on high. You have led away captive a train of vanquished foes; You have received gifts of men, yes, of the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell there with them. [Eph. 4:8.] (AMP)
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. (KJV)
God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. (NIV)
God places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. (AMP)
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. (KJV)
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. (NIV)
Blessed be the Lord, Who bears our burdens and carries us day by day, even the God Who is our salvation! Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! (AMP)
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. (KJV)
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him – his name is the LORD. (NIV)
Sing to God, sing praises to His name, cast up a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts--His name is the Lord--be in high spirits and glory before Him! (AMP)
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. (KJV)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. (NIV)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A song. GOD IS [already] beginning to arise, and His enemies to scatter; let them also who hate Him flee before Him! (AMP)
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. (KJV)
The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it: (NIV)
The Lord gives the word [of power]; the women who bear and publish [the news] are a great host. (AMP)
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. (KJV)
But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. (NIV)
But let the [uncompromisingly] righteous be glad; let them be in high spirits and glory before God, yes, let them [jubilantly] rejoice! (AMP)
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. (KJV)
May you blow them away like smoke – as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. (NIV)
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish before the presence of God. (AMP)
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. (KJV)
Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God. (NIV)
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God. (AMP)
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. (KJV)
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