Psalms 68
1 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.
“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 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.
As smoke is dispersed, so thou dispersest them; As wax melteth before the fire, So perish the wicked before the face of God.
3 But the righteous shalbe glad, and reioyce before God: yea, they shall leape for ioye.
But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.
4 Sing vnto God, and sing prayses vnto his name: exalt him that rideth vpon the heauens, in his Name Iah, and reioyce before him.
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 He is a Father of the fatherlesse, and a Iudge of the widowes, euen God in his holy habitation.
The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, Is God in his holy habitation.
6 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.
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 wentest forth before thy people: when thou wentest through the wildernesse, (Selah)
O God! when thou didst go before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness. (Pause)
8 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.
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, O God, sendest a gracious raine vpon thine inheritance, and thou didest refresh it when it was wearie.
Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.
10 Thy Congregation dwelled therein: for thou, O God, hast of thy goodnesse prepared it for the poore.
Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!
11 The Lord gaue matter to the women to tell of the great armie.
The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.
12 Kings of the armies did flee: they did flee, and she that remained in the house, deuided the spoyle.
“The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth the spoil.
13 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.
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 the Almightie scattered Kings in it, it was white as the snowe in Zalmon.
When the Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white [[with their bones]] like Salmon.
15 The mountaine of God is like the mountaine of Bashan: it is an high Mountaine, as mount Bashan.
Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills of Bashan,
16 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.
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 charets of God are twentie thousande thousand Angels, and the Lord is among them, as in the Sanctuarie of Sinai.
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 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.
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 Praysed be the Lord, euen the God of our saluation, which ladeth vs dayly with benefites. (Selah)
Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.
20 This is our God, euen the God that saueth vs: and to the Lord God belong the issues of death.
Our God is a God of salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance from death.
21 Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.
But God smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.
22 The Lord hath sayde, I will bring my people againe from Bashan: I will bring them againe from the depths 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 foote may bee dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogges in the blood of the enemies, euen in it.
That thy foot may be dipped in their blood, That thy dogs may drink the blood of thine enemies.”
24 They haue seene, O God, thy goings, the goings of my God, and my King, which art in the Sanctuarie.
We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!
25 The singers went before, the players of instruments after: in the middes were the maides playing with timbrels.
The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.
26 Praise yee God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountaine of Israel.
Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye from the fountain of Israel!
27 There was litle Beniamin with their ruler, and the princes of Iudah with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
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 Thy God hath appointed thy strength: stablish, O God, that, which thou hast wrought in vs,
Thy God has ordained thy strength, [[O Israel!]] Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!
29 Out of thy Temple vpon Ierusalem: and Kings shall bring presents vnto thee.
Because of thy temple in Jerusalem Shall kings bring presents to thee.
30 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.
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 Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall hast to stretche her hands vnto God.
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste with outstretched hands to God.
32 Sing vnto God, O yee kingdomes of the earth: sing praise vnto the Lord, (Selah)
Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; Sing praises to Jehovah;
33 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.
To him who rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his mighty voice!
34 Ascribe the power to God: for his maiestie is vpon Israel, and his strength is in the cloudes.
Give glory to God, Whose majesty is in Israel, and whose might is in the clouds!
35 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.
Terrible art thou, O God! from thy sanctuary! The God of Israel giveth strength and power to his people. Praised be God!
