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!
For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from 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 vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.
3 But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.
But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.
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: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,
5 The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, Is God in his holy habitation.
[who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is] God in his holy place.
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 settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs.
7 O God! when thou didst go before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness. (Pause)
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest through the wilderness; (Pause)
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 quaked, yea, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.
O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.
10 Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!
Thy creatures dwell in it: thou hast in thy goodness prepared for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.
The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company.
12 “The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth the spoil.
The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even [grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.
13 Truly ye may repose yourselves in the stalls, Like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with shining gold.”
Even if ye should lie among the lots, [ye shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.
14 When the Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white [[with their bones]] like Salmon.
When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.
15 Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills of Bashan,
The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.
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?
Wherefore do ye conceive [evil], ye swelling mountains? [this is] the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell [in it] for ever.
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 ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.
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 art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast received gifts for man, yea, for [they were] rebellious, that thou mightest dwell among them.
19 Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.
Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. (Pause)
20 Our God is a God of salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance from death.
Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 But God smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.
But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.
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 Basan, I will bring [my people] again through 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 thy foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of thy dogs [be stained] with that of [thine] enemies.
24 We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!
Thy goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.
The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.
26 Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye from the fountain of Israel!
Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains 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 Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.
28 Thy God has ordained thy strength, [[O Israel!]] Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!
O God, command thou thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which thou hast wrought in us.
29 Because of thy temple in Jerusalem Shall kings bring presents to thee.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings 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 beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter thou the nations that wish for wars.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste with outstretched hands to God.
Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten [to stretch out] her hand readily to God.
32 Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; Sing praises to Jehovah;
Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. (Pause)
33 To him who rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his mighty voice!
Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: lo, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.
34 Give glory to God, Whose majesty is in Israel, and whose might is in the clouds!
Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.
35 Terrible art thou, O God! from thy sanctuary! The God of Israel giveth strength and power to his people. Praised be God!
God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God.
