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 chief musician; A psalm of David, a song. Let God arise; let his enemies be scattered; let those also 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 driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish in the presence of God.

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

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; may they rejoice and be happy.

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! Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! Yahweh is his name! 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, a judge of the widows, is God in the holy place where he lives.

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 puts the lonely into families; he brings out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a parched land.

7 O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:

God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, (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 trembled; the heavens also dropped rain in God's presence, in the presence of God when he came to Sinai, in 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.

You, God, sent a plentiful rain; you strengthened your inheritance when it was weary.

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

Your people lived in it; You, God, gave from your goodness to the poor.

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

The Lord gave the orders, and those who announced them were a great army.

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

Kings of armies flee, they flee, and the women waiting at home divide 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.

doves covered with silver with wings of yellow gold. When some of you people stayed among the sheepfolds, why did you do this?

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

The Almighty scattered kings there, it was as when it snowed on Mount Zalmon.

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

A mighty mountain is the hill country of Bashan; a high mountain is the hill country 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 do you look in envy, you high hill country, at the mountain which God desires for the place he will live? Indeed, Yahweh will live in it 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 twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them in the holy place, as 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 away captives; you have received gifts from among men, even from those who fought against you, so that you, Yahweh God, might live 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 burdens, the God who is our salvation. (Selah)

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 who saves; Yahweh the Lord is the one who is able to rescue us 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 will strike through the heads of his enemies, through the hairy scalps of those who walk in offenses against him.

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 bring my enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back 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.

so that you may crush your enemies, dipping your foot in blood, and so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from your enemies.”

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 processions, God, the processions of my God, my King, into the holy place.

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

The singers went first, the minstrels followed after, and in the middle were the unmarried girls playing tambourines.

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

Bless God in the assemblies; praise Yahweh, you who are 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 first Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah and their multitudes, the leaders of Zebulun and the leaders of Naphtali.

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

Your God, Israel, has decreed your strength; reveal to us your power, God, as you have revealed it in times past.

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

Reveal your power to us from your temple at Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.

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:

Shout in battle against the wild beasts in the reeds, against the peoples, that multitude of bulls and calves. Humiliate them and make them bring you gifts; scatter the peoples who love to wage war.

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

Princes will come out of Egypt; Cush will hurry to reach out with 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, you kingdoms of the earth; (Selah) Sing praises to Yahweh.

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 on the heaven of heavens, which exist from ancient times; see, he lifts up his voice with power.

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

Ascribe strength to God; his majesty is over Israel, and his 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.

God, you are fearsome in your holy place; the God of Israel—he gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.