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:

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee 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 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 let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.

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: extol him that rides on the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

5 The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, 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, 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 sets the solitary in families: he brings out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

7 O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)

O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; (Selah)

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 shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.

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

Your congregation has dwelled therein: you, O God, have prepared of your goodness for the poor.

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

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

12 Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil.

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

13 Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

Though you have lien among the pots, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

14 When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

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

The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

16 Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it ever!

Why leap you, you high hills? this is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yes, 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 twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, 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.

You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might 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, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. (Selah)

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

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD 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 wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goes on still in his 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 Bashan, I will bring my people again from 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 your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in the same.

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

They have seen your goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

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

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with tambourines.

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

Bless you God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain 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 little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

Your God has commanded your strength: strengthen, O God, that which you have worked for us.

29 Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—

Because of your temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to you.

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 company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter you the people that delight in war.

31 Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.

Princes 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, you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises to the Lord; (Selah)

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

To him that rides on the heavens of heavens, which were of old; see, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty 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, —

Ascribe you strength to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

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

O God, you are terrible out of your holy places: the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.