Psalms 68

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme or song of David. God will arise, and his enemies shalbe scattered: they also that hate him, shall flee before him.

2 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.

As the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou driue them away: and as waxe melteth before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

But the righteous shalbe glad, and reioyce before God: yea, they shall leape for ioye.

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; his name is JAH; and exult ye before him.

Sing vnto God, and sing prayses vnto his name: exalt him that rideth vpon the heauens, in his Name Iah, and reioyce before him.

5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

He is a Father of the fatherlesse, and a Iudge of the widowes, euen God in his holy habitation.

6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

God maketh the solitarie to dwell in families, and deliuereth them that were prisoners in stocks: but the rebellious shall dwell in a dry land.

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; (Selah)

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people: when thou wentest through the wildernesse, (Selah)

8 The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: [even] yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

The earth shooke, and the heauens dropped at the presence of this God: euen Sinai was moued at the presence of God, euen the God of Israel.

9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

Thou, O God, sendest a gracious raine vpon thine inheritance, and thou didest refresh it when it was wearie.

10 Thy congregation dwelt therein: thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.

Thy Congregation dwelled therein: for thou, O God, hast of thy goodnesse prepared it for the poore.

11 The Lord giveth the word: the women that publish the tidings are a great host.

The Lord gaue matter to the women to tell of the great armie.

12 Kings of armies flee, they flee: and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

Kings of the armies did flee: they did flee, and she that remained in the house, deuided the spoyle.

13 Will ye lie among the sheepfolds, [as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold?

Though ye haue lien among pots, yet shall ye be as the winges of a doue that is couered with siluer, and whose fethers are like yelowe golde.

14 When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [it was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon.

When the Almightie scattered Kings in it, it was white as the snowe in Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; an high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

The mountaine of God is like the mountaine of Bashan: it is an high Mountaine, as mount Bashan.

16 Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, at the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? yea, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever.

Why leape ye, ye high mountaines? as for this Mountaine, God deliteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord will dwell in it for euer.

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: the Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.

The charets of God are twentie thousande thousand Angels, and the Lord is among them, as in the Sanctuarie of Sinai.

18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led [thy] captivity captive; thou hast received gifts among men, yea, [among] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [with them].

Thou art gone vp on high: thou hast led captiuitie captiue, and receiued giftes for men: yea, euen the rebellious hast thou led, that the Lord God might dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)

Praysed be the Lord, euen the God of our saluation, which ladeth vs dayly with benefites. (Selah)

20 God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto JEHOVAH the Lord belong the issues from death.

This is our God, euen the God that saueth vs: and to the Lord God belong the issues of death.

21 But God shall smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.

22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea:

The Lord hath sayde, I will bring my people againe from Bashan: I will bring them againe from the depths of the Sea:

23 That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from [thine] enemies.

That thy foote may bee dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogges in the blood of the enemies, euen in it.

24 They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

They haue seene, O God, thy goings, the goings of my God, and my King, which art in the Sanctuarie.

25 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

The singers went before, the players of instruments after: in the middes were the maides playing with timbrels.

26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel.

Praise yee God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountaine of Israel.

27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, the princes of Judah [and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

There was litle Beniamin with their ruler, and the princes of Iudah with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Thy God hath appointed thy strength: stablish, O God, that, which thou hast wrought in vs,

29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring presents unto thee.

Out of thy Temple vpon Ierusalem: and Kings shall bring presents vnto thee.

30 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 hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.

Destroy the company of the spearemen, and multitude of the mightie bulles with the calues of the people, that tread vnder feete pieces of siluer: scatter the people that delite in warre.

31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.

Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall hast to stretche her hands vnto God.

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; (Selah)

Sing vnto God, O yee kingdomes of the earth: sing praise vnto the Lord, (Selah)

33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old; lo, he uttereth his voice, [and that] a mighty voice.

To him that rideth vpon ye most high heauens, which were from the beginning: beholde, he will send out by his voice a mightie sound.

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.

Ascribe the power to God: for his maiestie is vpon Israel, and his strength is in the cloudes.

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

O God, thou art terrible out of thine holie places: the God of Israel is hee that giueth strength and power vnto the people: praised be God.