The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.

I thought about the days of old, about ancient times.

They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,

Remember your covenant promises, for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules.

The Lord takes notice of us, he will bless – he will bless the family of Israel, he will bless the family of Aaron.

He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.

The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

O family of Levi, praise the Lord! You loyal followers of the Lord, praise the Lord!

The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

The wild boars of the forest ruin it; the insects of the field feed on it.

He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!

For the music director; a psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the sky displays his handiwork.

Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.

They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power,

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings!

The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God I will pray for you to prosper.

Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the Lord sits enthroned in majesty.