Let God arise! Let His enemies be scattered! Let those who hate Him flee before Him.
So Joab and the troops with him advanced to battle against the Arameans—and they fled before him.
But the Arameans fled before Israel—David killed 700 charioteers of the Arameans and 40,000 horsemen, and struck down Shobach the commander of their army, so he died there.
They open wide their mouths against me, like a tearing, roaring lion.
For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of Adonai will be like the beauty of the fields— they will vanish—vanish like smoke.
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lay dead asleep.
the shoot Your right hand planted— the son You strengthened for Yourself.
The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Adonai, at the presence of the Lord of all earth.
From the noise of tumult people will flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations will be scattered.
When You did awesome things that we were not expecting, You came down— the mountains shook at Your presence!
By the wrath of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the land burnt up; The people are as fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
Why are your strong ones swept away? They did not stand up, because Adonai thrust him down.
Therefore they will be like morning clouds, like dew passing away early, like chaff blown from the threshing-floor, or like smoke from a chimney.
The mountains will melt away under Him and the valleys will split apart like wax before the fire, like water being poured down a slope.
Whenever the Ark would set out, Moses would say: “Arise, Adonai! May Your enemies be scattered! May those who hate You flee from before You!”