Psalms 68

1 To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that 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 driven about, Let them be driven about, —As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.

As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.

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

But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.

4 Sing ye to God, Make music of his Name, —Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains, —Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him.

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 advocate of widows, 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, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt 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 camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest through the wilderness; (Pause)

8 Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God, —This Sinai—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 A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.

10 Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!

Thy creatures dwell in it: thou hast in thy goodness prepared for the poor.

11 Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company.

12 Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share 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 Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering 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 Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.

15 A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain of Bashan!—

The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.

16 Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it 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 two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is 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 in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

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 Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)

Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. (Pause)

20 The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.

21 Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes, —The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.

But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.

22 Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, —I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring [my people] again through the depths of the sea.

23 That thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood, —The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.

That thy foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of thy dogs [be stained] with that of [thine] enemies.

24 They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary:

Thy goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.

25 In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:

The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.

26 In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:

Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

27 There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes 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 hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou 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 above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—

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

30 Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver, —Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

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 Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto 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, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)

Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. (Pause)

33 Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: lo, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God, —Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary, —

Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

35 As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed 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.