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 them also 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 away, so drive them away: as wax melteth 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 rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

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 praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name 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 setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry 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 shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved 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 send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm 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 hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

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

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

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

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried 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 have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

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

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

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

The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

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

Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it 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, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

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 for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. (Selah)

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

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

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

But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as 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 my people 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 thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

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, 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 instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

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

Bless ye God in the congregations, even 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 little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and 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 company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

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

Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

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

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto 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 that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that 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!

O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.