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 choirmaster of David a psalm a song. May he arise God may they be scattered enemies his and they may flee [those who] hate him from 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 is driven about smoke may you drive [them] about as melts wax from before a fire may they perish wicked [people] from before God.

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

And righteous [people] may they be glad may they exult before God and may they 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 name his lift up to the rider in the clouds [is] Yahweh name his and exult before him.

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

[is] a father of Fatherless ones and a judge of widows God in [the] dwelling place of holiness his.

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

God - [is] causing to dwell solitary [people] - a household [he is] bringing out prisoners in prosperiti only rebellious [people] they dwell a parched land.

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

O God when going out you before people your when marching you in a desolate place (Selah)

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

[the] earth It quaked - also [the] heavens they dropped from before God this Sinai from 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.

Rain of voluntariness you spread abroad O God inheritance your weary you you established it.

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

Community your they dwelt in it you prepared in goodness your for poor [person] O God.

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

[the] Lord He gives a word the [women who] bear news [are] a host great.

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

Kings of armies they flee! they flee! and [the] beautiful woman of [the] house she divides [the] plunder.

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

If you will lie down! between [two] saddlebags [the] wings of a dove [are] covered with silver and pinions its with greenish of gold.

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

When scatters [the] Almighty kings in it let it snow on Zalmon.

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

O mountain of God O mountain of Bashan O mountain of peaks O mountain of Bashan.

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

Why? - do you watch with envy! O mountains peaks the mountain [which] he desired God to dwell in he also Yahweh he will dwell to perpetuity.

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

[the] chariotry of God [is] twice ten thousand thousands of repetition[s] [the] Lord [is] among them Sinai [is] 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.

You went up to the height - you took captive captive[s] you took gifts among humankind and even rebellious [people] to dwell - Yahweh God.

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

[be] blessed [the] Lord Day - day he carries a load for us God salvation our (Selah)

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

God - of us [is] a God of saving acts and [belong] to Yahweh [the] Lord to death escapes.

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

Surely God he will shatter [the] head of enemies his scalp of hair [one who] goes about in guilt his.

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

He has said [the] Lord from Bashan I will bring back I will bring back from [the] depths of [the] sea.

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

So that - it may smash foot your in blood [the] tongue of dogs your [will be] from [the] enemies portion its.

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

People have seen processions your O God [the] processions of God my king my in the holy place.

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

They went in front singers ([were] behind *L(S)*) musicians in among young women playing tambourines.

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

In assemblies bless God Yahweh from [the] fountain of Israel.

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

There Benjamin - insignificant [is] ruling them [the] princes of Judah heaps of stones their [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.

He has ordained God your strength your be strong! O God who you have acted for us.

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

From temple your at Jerusalem to you they will bring kings a gift.

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] animal[s] of [the] reed[s] a herd of mighty [bulls] - with calves of peoples trampling on pieces of silver he has scattered peoples [which] wars they delight in.

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

They will come envoys from Egypt Cush it will cause to run hands its to God.

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

O kingdoms of the earth sing to God 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 the rider in [the] heavens of heavens of ancient time there! he gives with voice his a voice of strength.

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

Ascribe strength to God [is] over Israel majesty his and strength his [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!

[is] to be feared God from sanctuari your [the] God of Israel he [is] giving - strength and power to the people [be] blessed God.