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.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme or song of David. God will arise, and his enemies shalbe scattered: they also that hate him, shall flee before him.

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 the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou driue them away: and as waxe melteth before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.

But the righteous shalbe glad, and reioyce before God: yea, they shall leape for ioye.

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 vnto God, and sing prayses vnto his name: exalt him that rideth vpon the heauens, in his Name Iah, and reioyce before him.

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

He is a Father of the fatherlesse, and a Iudge of the widowes, euen 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 maketh the solitarie to dwell in families, and deliuereth them that were prisoners in stocks: but the rebellious shall dwell in a dry 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 thou wentest forth before thy people: when thou wentest through the wildernesse, (Selah)

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 shooke, and the heauens dropped at the presence of this God: euen Sinai was moued at the presence of God, euen 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.

Thou, O God, sendest a gracious raine vpon thine inheritance, and thou didest refresh it when it was wearie.

10 In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.

Thy Congregation dwelled therein: for thou, O God, hast of thy goodnesse prepared it for the poore.

11 The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power.

The Lord gaue matter to the women to tell of the great armie.

12 The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide spoils.

Kings of the armies did flee: they did flee, and she that remained in the house, deuided the spoyle.

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 ye haue lien among pots, yet shall ye be as the winges of a doue that is couered with siluer, and whose fethers are like yelowe golde.

14 When he that is in heaven appointeth kings over her, they shall be whited with snow in Selmon.

When the Almightie scattered Kings in it, it was white as the snowe in Zalmon.

15 The mountain of God is a fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.

The mountaine of God is like the mountaine of Bashan: it is an high Mountaine, as 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 leape ye, ye high mountaines? as for this Mountaine, God deliteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord will dwell in it for euer.

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 charets of God are twentie thousande thousand Angels, and the Lord is among them, as in the Sanctuarie of 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.

Thou art gone vp on high: thou hast led captiuitie captiue, and receiued giftes for men: yea, euen the rebellious hast thou led, that the Lord God might dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.

Praysed be the Lord, euen the God of our saluation, which ladeth vs dayly with benefites. (Selah)

20 Our God is the God of salvation: and of the Lord, of the Lord are the issues from death.

This is our God, euen the God that saueth vs: and to the Lord God belong the issues of 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 wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.

22 The Lord said: I will turn them from Basan, I will turn them into the depth of the sea:

The Lord hath sayde, I will bring my people againe from Bashan: I will bring them againe 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 thy foote may bee dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogges in the blood of the enemies, euen in it.

24 They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God: of my king who is in his sanctuary.

They haue seene, O God, thy goings, the goings of my God, and my King, which art in the Sanctuarie.

25 Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.

The singers went before, the players of instruments after: in the middes were the maides playing with timbrels.

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

Praise yee God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountaine 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 was litle Beniamin with their ruler, and the princes of Iudah with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Command thy strength, O God: confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.

Thy God hath appointed thy strength: stablish, O God, that, which thou hast wrought in vs,

29 From thy temple in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee.

Out of thy Temple vpon Ierusalem: and Kings shall bring presents vnto thee.

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:

Destroy the company of the spearemen, and multitude of the mightie bulles with the calues of the people, that tread vnder feete pieces of siluer: scatter the people that delite in warre.

31 Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.

Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall hast to stretche her hands vnto God.

32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth: sing ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God,

Sing vnto God, O yee kingdomes of the earth: sing praise vnto the Lord, (Selah)

33 Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:

To him that rideth vpon ye most high heauens, which were from the beginning: beholde, he will send out by his voice a mightie sound.

34 Give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds.

Ascribe the power to God: for his maiestie is vpon Israel, and his strength is in the cloudes.

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, thou art terrible out of thine holie places: the God of Israel is hee that giueth strength and power vnto the people: praised be God.