Psalms 68
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered. Let also those who hate him flee before him.
For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.
3 But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts. His name is Jehovah, and exult ye before him.
Sing to God, sing praises to his name: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
[who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is] God in his holy place.
6 God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
God settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs.
7 O God, when thou went forth before thy people, when thou marched through the wilderness (Selah)
O God, when you went forth before your people, when you went through the wilderness; (Pause)
8 the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, Sinai at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
the earth quaked, yes, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, sent a plentiful rain. Thou confirmed thine inheritance when it was weary.
O God, you will grant to your inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but you did refresh it.
10 Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.
Your creatures dwell in it: you have in your goodness prepared for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word. Great was the company of those who published it.
The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company.
12 Kings of armies fled quickly, and she who remained at home divided the spoil.
The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even [grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.
13 Though ye lie between two boundaries, it is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.
Even if you should lie amongst the lots, [you shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was as it snows in Zalmon.
When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.
15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.
16 Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, at the mountain which God has desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it forever.
Therefore do you conceive [evil], you swelling mountains? [this is] the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yes, the Lord will dwell [in it] for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is amongst them, in Sina, in the holy place.
18 Thou have ascended on high. Thou have led captivity captive. Thou have received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.
You are gone up on high, you have led captivity captive, you have received gifts for man, yes, for [they were] rebellious, that you might dwell amongst them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden daily, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)
Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. (Pause)
20 God is to us a God of deliverances, and escape from death belongs to Jehovah the Lord.
Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 But God will smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him who still goes in his guiltiness.
But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan. I will bring again from the depths of the sea,
The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring [my people] again through the depths of the sea.
23 that thou may dash thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from enemies.
That your foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of your dogs [be stained] with that of [your] enemies.
24 They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
Your goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, the lord of the fountain of Israel.
Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.
27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, the rulers of Judah and their council, the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.
There is Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.
28 Thy God has commanded thy strength. Strengthen, O God, that which thou have wrought for us.
O God, command you your strength: strengthen, O God, this which you have wrought in us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring presents to thee.
Because of your temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to you.
30 Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, trampling under foot the pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples that delight in war.
Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter you the nations that wish for wars.
31 Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten [to stretch out] her hand readily to God.
32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth. O sing praises to the Lord (Selah)
Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. (Pause)
33 to him who rides upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old. Lo, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: behold, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength to God. His excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.
Give you glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.
35 O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.
God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God.
