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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Let God arise, and his enemies are scattered, And they who hate him 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 smoke is dispersed, so thou dispersest them; As wax melteth before the fire, So perish the wicked before the face of God.
3 And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.
But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.
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 unto God; sing praises to his name! Prepare a way for him who rideth through the desert! Jehovah is his name; be joyful in his presence!
5 Who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place:
The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, 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 causeth the forsaken to dwell in houses; He leadeth forth to prosperity them that are bound; But the rebellious shall dwell in a barren 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 didst go before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness. (Pause)
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 quaked, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God; This Sinai trembled at the presence of 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.
Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.
10 In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.
Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!
11 The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power.
The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.
12 The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide spoils.
“The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth the spoil.
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.
Truly ye may repose yourselves in the stalls, Like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with shining gold.”
14 When he that is in heaven appointeth kings over her, they shall be whited with snow in Selmon.
When the Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white [[with their bones]] like Salmon.
15 The mountain of God is a fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.
Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills of 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 frown ye, ye many-topped hills, At the hill in which God is pleased to dwell, In which Jehovah will dwell for ever?
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 myriads, yea, thousands of thousands; The Lord is in the midst of them, as upon Sinai, in the sanctuary.
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 hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD God!
19 Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.
Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.
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 salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance from death.
21 But God shall break the heads of his enemies: the hairy crown of them that walk on in their sins.
But God smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.
22 The Lord said: I will turn them from Basan, I will turn them into the depth of the sea:
“I will bring them back,” saith the Lord, “from Bashan; I will bring them back from the deep 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 foot may be dipped in their blood, That thy dogs may drink the blood of thine enemies.”
24 They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God: of my king who is in his sanctuary.
We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!
25 Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.
The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.
26 In the churches bless ye God the Lord, from the fountains of Israel.
Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye 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.
Here is Benjamin, the youngest, and his leaders; The chiefs of Judah, and their band; The chiefs of Zebulon, and the chiefs of Naphtali.
28 Command thy strength, O God: confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.
Thy God has ordained thy strength, [[O Israel!]] Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!
29 From thy temple in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee.
Because of thy temple in Jerusalem Shall kings bring presents to 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:
Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of bulls with the calves of the nations, So that they shall cast themselves down with masses of silver; Scatter thou the nations that delight in war!
31 Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste with outstretched hands to God.
32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth: sing ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God,
Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; Sing praises to Jehovah;
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 rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his mighty voice!
34 Give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds.
Give glory to God, Whose majesty is in Israel, and whose might is in the clouds!
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.
Terrible art thou, O God! from thy sanctuary! The God of Israel giveth strength and power to his people. Praised be God!
