6. God places the lonely in families;he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7. O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,when you marched through the dry wasteland,Interlude
8. the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rainbefore you, the God of Sinai,before God, the God of Israel.
9. You sent abundant rain, O God,to refresh the weary land.
10. There your people finally settled,and with a bountiful harvest, O God,you provided for your needy people.
11. The Lord gives the word,and a great army brings the good news.
12. Enemy kings and their armies flee,while the women of Israel divide the plunder.
13. Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures—doves with wings of silverand feathers of gold.
14. The Almighty scattered the enemy kingslike a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.
15. The mountains of Bashan are majestic,with many peaks stretching high into the sky.