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.

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that 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 driven about, Let them be driven about, —As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.

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

But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.

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 ye to God, Make music of his Name, —Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains, —Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him.

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 advocate of widows, 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, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people: when thou wentest through the wildernesse, (Selah)

O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)

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.

Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God, —This Sinai—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.

A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

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

Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!

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

Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

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

Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share 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.

Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

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

When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

15 The mountaine of God is like the mountaine of Bashan: it is an high Mountaine, as mount Bashan.

A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain 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.

Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it 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 two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is 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 in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

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

Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)

20 This is our God, euen the God that saueth vs: and to the Lord God belong the issues of death.

The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

21 Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.

Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes, —The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.

22 The Lord hath sayde, I will bring my people againe from Bashan: I will bring them againe from the depths of the Sea:

Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, —I will bring back from the depths of the 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 thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood, —The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.

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

They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary:

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

In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:

26 Praise yee God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountaine of Israel.

In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called 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.

There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes of Naphtali.

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

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

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

Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—

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 thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver, —Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

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

Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto 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, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)

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.

Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

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

Ascribe ye strength unto God, —Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary, —

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.

As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!