Psalms 68
1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Let God arise, and his enemies are scattered, And they who hate him flee before him!
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered. Let also those who hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is dispersed, so thou dispersest them; As wax melteth before the fire, So perish the wicked before the face 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 But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.
But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing unto God; sing praises to his name! Prepare a way for him who rideth through the desert! Jehovah is his name; be joyful in his presence!
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 The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, 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 causeth the forsaken to dwell in houses; He leadeth forth to prosperity them that are bound; But the rebellious shall dwell in a barren land.
God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 O God! when thou didst go before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness. (Pause)
O God, when thou went forth before thy people, when thou marched through the wilderness (Selah)
8 The earth quaked, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God; This Sinai trembled at the presence of 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 Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.
Thou, O God, sent a plentiful rain. Thou confirmed thine inheritance when it was weary.
10 Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!
Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.
11 The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.
The Lord gave the word. Great was the company of those who published it.
12 “The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth the spoil.
Kings of armies fled quickly, and she who remained at home divided the spoil.
13 Truly ye may repose yourselves in the stalls, Like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with shining 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 Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white [[with their bones]] like Salmon.
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was as it snows in Zalmon.
15 Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills of Bashan,
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
16 Why frown ye, ye many-topped hills, At the hill in which God is pleased to dwell, In which Jehovah will dwell for ever?
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, yea, thousands of thousands; The Lord is in the midst of them, as upon 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 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD 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 Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.
Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden daily, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)
20 Our God is a God of salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance from death.
God is to us a God of deliverances, and escape from death belongs to Jehovah the Lord.
21 But God smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.
But God will smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him who still goes in his guiltiness.
22 “I will bring them back,” saith the Lord, “from Bashan; I will bring them back from the deep sea;
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan. I will bring again from the depths of the sea,
23 That thy foot may be dipped in their blood, That thy dogs may drink the blood of thine enemies.”
that thou may dash thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from enemies.
24 We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!
They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
26 Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye from the fountain of Israel!
Bless ye God in the congregations, the lord of the fountain of Israel.
27 Here is Benjamin, the youngest, and his leaders; The chiefs of Judah, and their band; The chiefs of Zebulon, and the chiefs of Naphtali.
There is little Benjamin their ruler, the rulers of Judah and their council, the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.
28 Thy God has ordained thy strength, [[O Israel!]] Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!
Thy God has commanded thy strength. Strengthen, O God, that which thou have wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple in Jerusalem Shall kings bring presents to thee.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring presents to thee.
30 Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of bulls with the calves of the nations, So that they shall cast themselves down with masses of silver; Scatter thou the nations that delight in war!
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 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste with outstretched hands to God.
Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
32 Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; Sing praises to Jehovah;
Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth. O sing praises to the Lord (Selah)
33 To him who rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his mighty voice!
to him who rides upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old. Lo, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
34 Give glory to God, Whose majesty is in Israel, and whose might is in the clouds!
Ascribe ye strength to God. His excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.
35 Terrible art thou, O God! from thy sanctuary! The God of Israel giveth strength and power to his people. Praised be God!
O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.
