Psalms 68

1 For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that hate him flee before him:

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about, —As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.

3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.

Sing ye to God, Make music of his Name, —Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains, —Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him.

5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.

The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.

6 God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; (Selah)

O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)

8 The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God: Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God, —This Sinai—at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

10 Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.

Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!

11 The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

12 Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil.

13 When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

14 When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon.

When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain of Bashan!—

16 Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever.

Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it 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 two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!

18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them].

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)

Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)

20 God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.

The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

21 But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes, —The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.

22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea;

Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, —I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

23 That thou mayest crush [them], [dipping] thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from [thine] enemies.

That thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood, —The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.

24 They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary:

25 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:

26 Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel.

In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:

27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah [and] their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes of Naphtali.

28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee.

Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—

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 hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.

Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver, —Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.

Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; (Selah)

Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)

33 To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies.

Ascribe ye strength unto God, —Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary, —

35 O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God.

As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!