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:
Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.
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 vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let 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.
And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.
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 ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence,
5 The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.
Who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. 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 who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
7 O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)
O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:
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 was moved, and the heavens dropped 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:
Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, O God: and it was weakened, but thou hast made it perfect.
10 Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!
In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.
11 Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:
The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power.
12 Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil.
The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide 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.
If you sleep among the midst of lots, you shall be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and the hinder parts of her back with the paleness of gold.
14 When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:
When he that is in heaven appointeth kings over her, they shall be whited with snow 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 fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.
16 Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it ever!
Why suspect, ye curdled mountains? A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwell: for there the Lord shall dwell unto the end.
17 The chariots of God, are two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!
The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands; thousands of them that rejoice: 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 hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts in men. Yea for those also that do not believe, the dwelling of the Lord God.
19 Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)
Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.
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 of the Lord, of the Lord are 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 break the heads of his enemies: the hairy crown of them that walk on in their sins.
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 turn them from Basan, I will turn them into the depth 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 the blood of thy enemies; the tongue of thy dogs be red with the same.
24 They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary:
They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God: of my king who is in his sanctuary.
25 In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:
Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.
26 In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:
In the churches bless ye God 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 a youth, in ecstasy of mind. The princes of Juda are their leaders: 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.
Command thy strength, O God: confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.
29 Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—
From thy temple in Jerusalem, kings shall offer 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 reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people; who seek to exclude them who are tried with silver. Scatter thou the nations that delight in wars:
31 Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.
Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands 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 ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God,
33 Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.
Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:
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 for Israel, his magnificence, 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 saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.
