< Psalms 68 >
1 To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. A Song. Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.
To the choirmaster of David a psalm a song. May he arise God may they be scattered enemies his and they may flee [those who] hate him from before him.
2 Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.
As is driven about smoke may you drive [them] about as melts wax from before a fire may they perish wicked [people] from before God.
3 But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.
And righteous [people] may they be glad may they exult before God and may they rejoice with gladness.
4 Make songs to God, make songs of praise to his name; make a way for him who comes through the waste lands; his name is Jah; be glad before him.
Sing - to God sing praises to name his lift up to the rider in the clouds [is] Yahweh name his and exult before him.
5 A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.
[is] a father of Fatherless ones and a judge of widows God in [the] dwelling place of holiness his.
6 Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.
God - [is] causing to dwell solitary [people] - a household [he is] bringing out prisoners in prosperiti only rebellious [people] they dwell a parched land.
7 O God, when you went out before your people, wandering through the waste land; (Selah)
O God when going out you before people your when marching you in a desolate place (Selah)
8 The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.
[the] earth It quaked - also [the] heavens they dropped from before God this Sinai from before God [the] God of Israel.
9 You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.
Rain of voluntariness you spread abroad O God inheritance your weary you you established it.
10 Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.
Community your they dwelt in it you prepared in goodness your for poor [person] O God.
11 The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.
[the] Lord He gives a word the [women who] bear news [are] a host great.
12 Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods.
Kings of armies they flee! they flee! and [the] beautiful woman of [the] house she divides [the] plunder.
13 Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
If you will lie down! between [two] saddlebags [the] wings of a dove [are] covered with silver and pinions its with greenish of gold.
14 When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.
When scatters [the] Almighty kings in it let it snow on Zalmon.
15 A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan.
O mountain of God O mountain of Bashan O mountain of peaks O mountain of Bashan.
16 Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.
Why? - do you watch with envy! O mountains peaks the mountain [which] he desired God to dwell in he also Yahweh he will dwell to perpetuity.
17 The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
[the] chariotry of God [is] twice ten thousand thousands of repetition[s] [the] Lord [is] among them Sinai [is] in holiness.
18 You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.
You went up to the height - you took captive captive[s] you took gifts among humankind and even rebellious [people] to dwell - Yahweh God.
19 Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah)
[be] blessed [the] Lord Day - day he carries a load for us God salvation our (Selah)
20 Our God is for us a God of salvation; his are the ways out of death.
God - of us [is] a God of saving acts and [belong] to Yahweh [the] Lord to death escapes.
21 The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.
Surely God he will shatter [the] head of enemies his scalp of hair [one who] goes about in guilt his.
22 The Lord said, I will make them come back from Bashan, and from the deep parts of the sea;
He has said [the] Lord from Bashan I will bring back I will bring back from [the] depths of [the] sea.
23 So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.
So that - it may smash foot your in blood [the] tongue of dogs your [will be] from [the] enemies portion its.
24 We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place.
People have seen processions your O God [the] processions of God my king my in the holy place.
25 The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments.
They went in front singers ([were] behind *L(S)*) musicians in among young women playing tambourines.
26 Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel.
In assemblies bless God Yahweh from [the] fountain of Israel.
27 There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.
There Benjamin - insignificant [is] ruling them [the] princes of Judah heaps of stones their [the] princes of Zebulun [the] princes of Naphtali.
28 O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,
He has ordained God your strength your be strong! O God who you have acted for us.
29 Out of your Temple in Jerusalem.
From temple your at Jerusalem to you they will bring kings a gift.
30 Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.
Rebuke [the] animal[s] of [the] reed[s] a herd of mighty [bulls] - with calves of peoples trampling on pieces of silver he has scattered peoples [which] wars they delight in.
31 Kings will give you offerings, they will come out of Egypt; from Pathros will come offerings of silver; Ethiopia will be stretching out her hands to God.
They will come envoys from Egypt Cush it will cause to run hands its to God.
32 Make songs to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O make songs of praise to the Lord; (Selah)
O kingdoms of the earth sing to God sing praises to [the] Lord (Selah)
33 To him who goes or the clouds of heaven, the heaven which was from earliest times; he sends out his voice of power.
To the rider in [the] heavens of heavens of ancient time there! he gives with voice his a voice of strength.
34 Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.
Ascribe strength to God [is] over Israel majesty his and strength his [is] in the clouds.
35 O God, you are to be feared in your holy place: the God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God.
[is] to be feared God from sanctuari your [the] God of Israel he [is] giving - strength and power to the people [be] blessed God.