You furiously stomp on the earth, you angrily trample down the nations.

But the Lord is in his majestic palace. The whole earth is speechless in his presence!”

For recognition of the Lord’s sovereign majesty will fill the earth just as the waters fill up the sea.

I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.

Your bow is ready for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the earth’s surface.

Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.

Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

For you will pay in full for your violent acts against Lebanon; terrifying judgment will come upon you because of the way you destroyed the wild animals living there. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills the earth.

He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads.