Psalms 68

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

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered. Let also those who hate him flee before him.

2 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.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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

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

4 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.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts. His name is Jehovah, and exult ye before him.

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

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

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

God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

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

O God, when thou went forth before thy people, when thou marched through the wilderness (Selah)

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

the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, Sinai at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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

Thou, O God, sent a plentiful rain. Thou confirmed thine inheritance when it was weary.

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

Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.

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

The Lord gave the word. Great was the company of those who published it.

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

Kings of armies fled quickly, and she who remained at home divided the spoil.

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

Though ye lie between two boundaries, it is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.

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

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was as it snows in Zalmon.

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

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

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

Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, at the mountain which God has desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it forever.

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

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 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.

Thou have ascended on high. Thou have led captivity captive. Thou have received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden daily, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)

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

God is to us a God of deliverances, and escape from death belongs to Jehovah the Lord.

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

But God will smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him who still goes in his guiltiness.

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

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan. I will bring again from the depths of the sea,

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

that thou may dash thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from enemies.

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

They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

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

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

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

Bless ye God in the congregations, the lord of the fountain of Israel.

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

There is little Benjamin their ruler, the rulers of Judah and their council, the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.

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

Thy God has commanded thy strength. Strengthen, O God, that which thou have wrought for us.

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

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring presents to thee.

30 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.

Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, trampling under foot the pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples that delight in war.

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

Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

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

Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth. O sing praises to the Lord (Selah)

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

to him who rides upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old. Lo, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

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

Ascribe ye strength to God. His excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.

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

O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.