Psalms 68
1 Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
2 As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
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.
3 And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.
But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
4 Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence,
Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
5 Who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place:
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
6 God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
7 O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland,
8 The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.
the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, O God: and it was weakened, but thou hast made it perfect.
You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
10 In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
11 The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power.
The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
12 The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide spoils.
“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
13 If you sleep among the midst of lots, you shall be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and the hinder parts of her back with the paleness of gold.
Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
14 When he that is in heaven appointeth kings over her, they shall be whited with snow in Selmon.
When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
15 The mountain of God is a fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.
A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
16 Why suspect, ye curdled mountains? A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwell: for there the Lord shall dwell unto the end.
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.
17 The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands; thousands of them that rejoice: the Lord is among them in Sina, in the holy place.
The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts in men. Yea for those also that do not believe, the dwelling of the Lord God.
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.
19 Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation.
20 Our God is the God of salvation: and of the Lord, of the Lord are the issues from death.
Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
21 But God shall break the heads of his enemies: the hairy crown of them that walk on in their sins.
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
22 The Lord said: I will turn them from Basan, I will turn them into the depth of the sea:
The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies; the tongue of thy dogs be red with the same.
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
24 They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God: of my king who is in his sanctuary.
They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25 Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.
The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
26 In the churches bless ye God the Lord, from the fountains of Israel.
Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
27 There is Benjamin a youth, in ecstasy of mind. The princes of Juda are their leaders: the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.
There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28 Command thy strength, O God: confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.
Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
29 From thy temple in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee.
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people; who seek to exclude them who are tried with silver. Scatter thou the nations that delight in wars:
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.
31 Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth: sing ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God,
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—
33 Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:
to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
34 Give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds.
Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
35 God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.
O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
