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 leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Let God arise, and his enemies are scattered, And they who 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 dispersed, so thou dispersest them; As wax melteth before the fire, So perish the wicked before the face of God.

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

But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.

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 unto God; sing praises to his name! Prepare a way for him who rideth through the desert! Jehovah is his name; be joyful in his presence!

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

The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, 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 causeth the forsaken to dwell in houses; He leadeth forth to prosperity them that are bound; But the rebellious shall dwell in a barren land.

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

O God! when thou didst go before thy people, When thou didst march 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, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God; This Sinai trembled 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:

Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.

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

Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!

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

The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.

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

“The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth 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.

Truly ye may repose yourselves in the stalls, Like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with shining gold.”

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

When the Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white [[with their bones]] like Salmon.

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

Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills 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 frown ye, ye many-topped hills, At the hill in which God is pleased to dwell, In which Jehovah will dwell 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 myriads, yea, thousands of thousands; The Lord is in the midst of them, as upon 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.

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD God!

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

Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.

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

Our God is a God of salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance 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 smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.

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

“I will bring them back,” saith the Lord, “from Bashan; I will bring them back from the deep 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 their blood, That thy dogs may drink the blood of thine enemies.”

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

We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!

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

The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.

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

Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye 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.

Here is Benjamin, the youngest, and his leaders; The chiefs of Judah, and their band; The chiefs of Zebulon, and the chiefs of Naphtali.

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

Thy God has ordained thy strength, [[O Israel!]] Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!

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

Because of thy temple in 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 beast of the reeds, The multitude of bulls with the calves of the nations, So that they shall cast themselves down with masses of silver; Scatter thou the nations 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 haste with outstretched hands to God.

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

Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; Sing praises to Jehovah;

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

To him who rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his 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, —

Give glory to God, Whose majesty is in Israel, and whose might is in the clouds!

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

Terrible art thou, O God! from thy sanctuary! The God of Israel giveth strength and power to his people. Praised be God!