Psalms 68

1 For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from before him.

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM. A SONG OF DAVID. God rises [and] His enemies are scattered! And those hating Him flee from His face.

2 As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.

You drive them away as the driving away of smoke, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they rejoice with gladness.

4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,

Sing to God—praise His Name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In YAH [is] His Name, and exult before Him.

5 [who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is] God in his holy place.

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.

6 God settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs.

God—causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only—the stubborn have inhabited a dry place.

7 O God, when you went forth before your people, when you went through the wilderness; (Pause)

O God, in Your going forth before Your people, In Your stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)

8 the earth quaked, yes, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.

The earth has shaken, Indeed, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai—before God, the God of Israel.

9 O God, you will grant to your inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but you did refresh it.

You shake out a shower of free-will gifts, O God. Your inheritance, when it has been weary, You have established it.

10 Your creatures dwell in it: you have in your goodness prepared for the poor.

Your creature has dwelt in it, You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.

11 The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company.

The Lord gives the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.

12 The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even [grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.

Kings of hosts utterly flee away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportions spoil.

13 Even if you should lie among the lots, [you shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.

Though you lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

14 When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.

When the Mighty spreads kings in it, it snows in Salmon.

15 The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.

A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.

16 Therefore do you conceive [evil], you swelling mountains? [this is] the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yes, the Lord will dwell [in it] for ever.

Why do you envy, O high hills, The hill God has desired for His seat? YHWH also dwells forever.

17 The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.

The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 You are gone up on high, you have led captivity captive, you have received gifts for man, yes, for [they were] rebellious, that you might dwell among them.

You have ascended on high, You have taken captivity captive, You have taken gifts for men, That even the stubborn may rest, O YAH God.

19 Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. (Pause)

Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He lays on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)

20 Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.

God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of death.

21 But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.

Only—God strikes The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring [my people] again through the depths of the sea.

The Lord said: “From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

23 That your foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of your dogs [be stained] with that of [your] enemies.

So that you dash your foot In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”

24 Your goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.

They have seen Your goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

25 The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.

Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, Virgins playing with timbrels in the midst.

26 Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

In assemblies bless God, The Lord—from the fountain of Israel.

27 There is Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.

There [is] little Benjamin, their ruler, Heads of Judah their defense, Heads of Zebulun—heads of Naphtali.

28 O God, command you your strength: strengthen, O God, this which you have wrought in us.

Your God has commanded your strength, Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us.

29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to you.

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings bring a present to You.

30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter you the nations that wish for wars.

Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a herd of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, You scatter peoples delighting in conflicts.

31 Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten [to stretch out] her hand readily to God.

Fat ones come out of Egypt, Cush causes her hands to run to God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. (Pause)

Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, Praise the Lord! (Selah)

33 Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: behold, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.

To Him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Behold, He gives with His voice a strong voice.

34 Give you glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

Ascribe strength to God, His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.

35 God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God.

Fearful, O God, out of Your sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!