Psalms 68

1 Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of David himself. May God rise up, and may his enemies be scattered, and may those who hate him flee from before his face.

To the Overseer. — A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God — scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

2 Just as smoke vanishes, so may they vanish. Just as wax flows away before the face of fire, so may sinners pass away before the face of God.

As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 And so, let the just feast, and let them exult in the sight of God and be delighted in gladness.

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

4 Sing to God, sing a psalm to his name. Make a path for him, who ascends over the west. The Lord is his name. Exult in his sight; they will be stirred up before his face,

Sing ye to God — praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah [is] His name, and exult before Him.

5 the father of orphans and the judge of widows. God is in his holy place.

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.

6 It is God who makes men dwell in a house under one custom. He leads out those who are strongly bound, and similarly, those who exasperate, who dwell in sepulchers.

God — causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only — the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

7 O God, when you departed in the sight of your people, when you passed through the desert,

O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)

8 the earth was moved, for the heavens rained down before the face of the God of Sinai, before the face of the God of Israel.

The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai — before God, the God of Israel.

9 You will set aside for your inheritance, O God, a willing rain. And though it was weak, truly, you have made it perfect.

A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

10 Your animals will dwell in it. O God, in your sweetness, you have provided for the poor.

Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

11 The Lord will give the word to evangelizers, along with great virtue.

The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.

12 The King of virtue is beloved among the beloved. And the beauty of the house will divide spoils.

Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.

13 If you take your rest in the midst of the clergy, you will be like a dove whose wings are covered with fine silver and edged with pale gold.

Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

14 When heaven discerns kings to be over her, they will be whitened with the snows of Zalmon.

When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.

15 The mountain of God is a fat mountain, a dense mountain, a thick mountain.

A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.

16 So then, why are you distrustful of dense mountains? The mountain on which God is well pleased to dwell, even there, the Lord will dwell until the end.

Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

17 The chariot of God is ten thousand fold: thousands rejoice. The Lord is with them in Sinai, in the holy place.

The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 You have ascended on high; you have taken captivity captive. You have accepted gifts among men. For even those who do not believe dwell with the Lord God.

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

19 Blessed is the Lord, day after day. The God of our salvation will make our journey prosper for us.

Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)

20 Our God is the God who will bring about our salvation, and our Lord is the Lord who has brought an end to death.

God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

21 So then, truly, God will break the heads of his enemies, the hairy skull of those who wander around in their offenses.

Only — God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

22 The Lord said: I will turn them away from Bashan, I will turn them into the depths of the sea,

The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

23 so that your feet may be soaked in the blood of your enemies, so that the tongue of your dogs may be soaked with the same.

So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies — the tongue of Thy dogs.'

24 O God, they have seen your arrival, the arrival of my God, of my king who is in a holy place.

They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

25 The leaders went ahead, united with the singers of psalms, in the midst of girls playing on timbrels.

Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

26 In the churches, bless the Lord God from the fountains of Israel.

In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord — from the fountain of Israel.

27 In that place, Benjamin is a youth in ecstasy of mind. The leaders of Judah are their governors: the leaders of Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

There [is] little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun — heads of Naphtali.

28 Command by your virtue, O God. Confirm in this place, O God, what you have wrought in us.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

29 Before your temple in Jerusalem, kings will offer gifts to you.

Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, a congregation of bulls with the cows of the people, for they seek to exclude those who have been tested like silver. Scatter the nations that are pleased by wars.

Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

31 Ambassadors will come out of Egypt. Ethiopia will offer in advance her hands to God.

Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth. Sing psalms to the Lord. Sing psalms to God.

Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. (Selah)

33 He ascends, up to the heaven of the heavens, toward the east. Behold, he will utter his voice, the voice of virtue.

To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

34 Give glory to God beyond Israel. His magnificence and his virtue is in the clouds.

Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

35 God is wonderful in his saints. The God of Israel himself will give virtue and strength to his people. Blessed is God.

Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!