Psalms 68

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

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 blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in 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 the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

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

4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice 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 defender 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 settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched 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 You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland,

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

8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before 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 You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

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

10 Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

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

11 The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:

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

12 “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

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

13 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering 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 the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.

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

15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

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

16 Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

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 tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

The chariots of God, are two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!

18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

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 bears our burden, the God of our salvation.

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

20 Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

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

21 Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.

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 retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up 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 your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”

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

24 They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

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

25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.

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

26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

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

27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

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

28 Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.

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

29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.

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

30 Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who 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 Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

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

32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—

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

33 to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.

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

34 Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose 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, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

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