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.
To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm: a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that 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, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
3 And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they rejoice with gladness.
But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad 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 unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; 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 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 maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out 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 wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march 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, yon 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, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.
10 Your creature has dwelt in it, You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.
Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, O God!
11 The Lord gives the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.
The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.
12 Kings of hosts utterly flee away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportions spoil.
Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
13 Though you lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, [ye shall be as] wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.
14 When the Mighty spreads kings in it, it snows in Salmon.
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.
15 A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.
[As] mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.
16 Why do you envy, O high hills, The hill God has desired for His seat? YHWH also dwells forever.
Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] for ever.
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, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.
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 hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.
19 Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He lays on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)
Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us [with good], 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.
Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth [even] from death.
21 Only—God strikes The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.
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 [them] again from the depth of the sea;
23 So that you dash your foot In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”
That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has 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, the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, Virgins playing with timbrels in the midst.
The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.
26 In assemblies bless God, The Lord—from the fountain of Israel.
In the congregations bless ye God, the Lord, — [ye] 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 little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28 Your God has commanded your strength, Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us.
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings bring a present to You.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto 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 beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: [every one] submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.
31 Fat ones come out of Egypt, Cush causes her hands to run to God.
Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, Praise the Lord! (Selah)
Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of 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.
Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe strength to God, His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.
Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 Fearful, O God, out of Your sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!
Terrible art thou, O God, out of thy sanctuaries, — the God of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed be God!
