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:

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM. A SONG OF DAVID. God rises [and] His enemies are scattered! And those hating Him flee from 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.

You drive them away as the driving away of smoke, As the melting of wax before fire, 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 the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they rejoice 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 to God—praise His Name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In YAH [is] His Name, and exult before Him.

5 The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.

Father of the fatherless, and 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—causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only—the stubborn have inhabited a dry place.

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

O God, in Your going forth before Your people, In Your stepping 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 has shaken, Indeed, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai—before 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 shake out a shower of free-will gifts, O God. Your inheritance, when it has been weary, You have established it.

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

Your creature has dwelt in it, You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.

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

The Lord gives the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.

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

Kings of hosts utterly flee away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportions 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 lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

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

When the Mighty spreads kings in it, it snows in Salmon.

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

A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] 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 do you envy, O high hills, The hill God has desired for His seat? YHWH also dwells forever.

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] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

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 taken captivity captive, You have taken gifts for men, That even the stubborn may rest, O YAH God.

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

Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He lays on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)

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

God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of 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.

Only—God strikes The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

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

The Lord said: “From Bashan I bring back, I bring back 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.

So that you dash your foot In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”

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, 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:

Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, Virgins playing with timbrels in the midst.

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

In assemblies bless God, 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, their ruler, Heads of Judah their defense, Heads of Zebulun—heads 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, Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us.

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

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings bring a present 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 a beast of the reeds, a herd of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, You scatter peoples delighting in conflicts.

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

Fat ones come out of Egypt, Cush causes her hands to run to God.

32 Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)

Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, Praise the Lord! (Selah)

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

To Him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Behold, He gives with His voice a strong 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 strength to God, His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.

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

Fearful, O God, out of Your sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!