< 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.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
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 blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
3 And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they rejoice with gladness.
But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
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. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice 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 defender 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 settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
7 O God, in Your going forth before Your people, In Your stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland,
8 The earth has shaken, Indeed, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai—before God, the God of Israel.
the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before 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.
You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
10 Your creature has dwelt in it, You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
11 The Lord gives the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.
The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
12 Kings of hosts utterly flee away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportions spoil.
“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
13 Though you lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
14 When the Mighty spreads kings in it, it snows in Salmon.
When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on 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 Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
16 Why do you envy, O high hills, The hill God has desired for His seat? YHWH also dwells forever.
Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell 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 tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
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.
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
19 Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He lays on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation.
20 God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of death.
Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
21 Only—God strikes The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
22 The Lord said: “From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.
The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,
23 So that you dash your foot In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
24 They have seen Your goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.
They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25 Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, Virgins playing with timbrels in the midst.
The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
26 In assemblies bless God, The Lord—from the fountain of Israel.
Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
27 There [is] little Benjamin, their ruler, Heads of Judah their defense, Heads of Zebulun—heads of Naphtali.
There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28 Your God has commanded your strength, Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us.
Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings bring a present to You.
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
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 beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31 Fat ones come out of Egypt, Cush causes her hands to run to God.
Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, Praise the Lord! (Selah)
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—
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 highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
34 Ascribe strength to God, His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.
Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose 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, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

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