< Psalms 68 >

1 God, arise and scatter your enemies, and cause those who hate you to run away from you.
to/for to conduct to/for David melody song to arise: rise God to scatter enemy his and to flee to hate him from face: before his
2 Like [wind] blows smoke away, chase your enemies away. Like wax melts when it is near a fire, cause wicked people to (disappear/be destroyed).
like/as to drive smoke to drive like/as to melt wax from face: before fire to perish wicked from face: before God
3 But righteous people should be joyful; they should rejoice when they are in God’s presence; they should be happy, and be very joyful.
and righteous to rejoice to rejoice to/for face: before God and to rejoice in/on/with joy
4 Sing to God; sing to praise him; sing a song (OR, make a road) for him who rides on the clouds; his name is Yahweh; be glad when you are in his presence.
to sing to/for God to sing name his to build to/for to ride in/on/with plain in/on/with LORD name his and to exult to/for face: before his
5 God, who lives in his sacred temple, is [like] [MET] a father to [those who are] orphans, and he is the one who protects widows.
father orphan and judge widow God in/on/with habitation holiness his
6 For those who have no one to live with, he provides families [to live with]. He frees prisoners and enables them to be successful, but those who rebel [against him] will be forced to live in a very hot and dry land.
God to dwell only house: home [to] to come out: send prisoner in/on/with prosperity surely to rebel to dwell parched
7 God, you led your people out [of Egypt], and then you marched with them through the desert.
God in/on/with to come out: come you to/for face: before people your in/on/with to march you in/on/with wilderness (Selah)
8 After you did that, because when you, the God [worshiped by us] Israeli people, appeared to us at Sinai [Mountain], the earth shook, and rain poured down from the sky.
land: country/planet to shake also heaven to drip/prophesy from face: before God this Sinai from face: before God God Israel
9 You caused plenty of rain to fall [on your land], [and so] you enabled good crops to grow again on the land that you gave [to us Israelis].
rain voluntariness to sprinkle God inheritance your and be weary you(m. s.) to establish: make her
10 Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided [food] for those who were poor.
community your to dwell in/on/with her to establish: prepare in/on/with welfare your to/for afflicted God
11 The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.
Lord to give: give word [the] to bear tidings army many
12 [They proclaimed], “Many kings and their armies are running away [from our army]!” [When our army brought back to their homes] the things that they captured, the women who were at home divided up those things [among themselves and among their families].
king Hosts to wander [emph?] to wander [emph?] and dwelling house: home to divide spoil
13 Even those women who were in the pens [taking care of] the sheep [received some of those things]; they got statues of doves whose wings were covered with silver and whose feathers were covered with pure yellow gold.
if to lie down: lay down [emph?] between: among ash heep wing dove to cover in/on/with silver: money and pinion her in/on/with greenish gold
14 When Almighty [God] scattered the [enemy] kings [and their armies], [the number of weapons that they abandoned there] seemed like there had been a snowstorm on Zalmon (OR, a black) [Mountain].
in/on/with to spread Almighty king in/on/with her to snow in/on/with (Mount) Zalmon
15 There is a very high mountain in the Bashan [region], a mountain which has many peaks.
mountain: mount God mountain: mount Bashan mountain: mount peak mountain: mount Bashan
16 But the [people who live near] that mountain should not [RHQ] envy those who live near [Zion], the mountain on which God chose to live! Yahweh will live there forever!
to/for what? to watch with envy [emph?] mountain: mount peak [the] mountain: mount to desire God to/for to dwell him also LORD to dwell to/for perpetuity
17 [After we defeated all our enemies], [it was as though] the Lord, surrounded by many thousands of strong chariots, descended from Sinai [Mountain] and came into the sacred temple [in Jerusalem].
chariot God ten thousand thousand thousands Lord in/on/with them Sinai in/on/with holiness
18 He ascended the sacred mountain [where his temple is], and took with him many people who had been captured [in battles]; and received gifts from the enemies [whom he had defeated]. He received gifts even from those who had rebelled against him, and Yahweh our God will live there [in his sacred temple] forever.
to ascend: rise to/for height to take captive captivity to take: recieve gift in/on/with man and also to rebel to/for to dwell LORD God
19 Praise the Lord, who [helps us] carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.
to bless Lord day: daily day: daily to lift to/for us [the] God salvation our (Selah)
20 Our God is the God who saves us; He is Yahweh, our Lord, the one who (allows us to escape/prevents us) from being killed [in battles].
[the] God to/for us God to/for salvation and to/for YHWH/God Lord to/for death outgoing
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.
surely God to wound head enemy his crown hair to go: walk in/on/with guilt (offering) his
22 The Lord said, “I will bring back the [corpses of those who were killed in] Bashan, and I will bring back those who sank deep in the ocean [and drowned].
to say Lord from Bashan to return: return to return: return from depth sea
23 I will do that in order that you may wash your feet in their blood, and your dogs can [also] lap up some of your enemies’ blood.”
because to wound foot your in/on/with blood tongue dog your from enemy portion his
24 God, many people see you march triumphantly into your sacred temple, [celebrating that you have defeated your enemies]. You [march like] a king does, and a large crowd walks with you.
to see: see walk your God walk God my king my in/on/with holiness
25 The singers are in front, and the people who play stringed instruments are at the rear, and young women who are beating their tambourines are between them.
to meet to sing (after *L(S)*) to play in/on/with midst maiden to beat
26 [They are all singing], “You Israeli people, praise God when you gather together; praise Yahweh, all you who are descendants of Jacob!”
in/on/with assembly to bless God LORD from fountain Israel
27 First come [the people of the tribe of] Benjamin, the smallest [tribe], and following them come the leaders of [the tribe of] Judah and their group, and following them come the leaders of [the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali.
there Benjamin little to rule them ruler Judah crowd their ruler Zebulun ruler Naphtali
28 God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.
to command God your strength your be strong [emph?] God this to work to/for us
29 Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
from temple your upon Jerusalem to/for you to conduct king gift
30 Rebuke [your enemies, such as those in Egypt who are like] wild hippopotamuses/animals that live in the reeds; and [powerful nations that are like] bulls that are among their calves [MET]; rebuke/trample them until they bow down and give you gifts of silver. Scatter the people who enjoy making wars.
to rebuke living thing branch: stem congregation mighty: ox in/on/with calf people to stamp in/on/with piece silver: money to scatter people battle to delight in
31 Then people will bring gifts of bronze (OR, of cloth) to you from Egypt; the people in Ethiopia will lift up their hands [to praise you].
to come ambassador from Egypt Cush to run: run hand his to/for God
32 [You people who are citizens of] kingdoms/countries all over the world, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord!
kingdom [the] land: country/planet to sing to/for God to sing Lord (Selah)
33 Sing to the God, the one who rides across the sky, the sky that [he created] long ago. Listen as he shouts with a very powerful voice.
to/for to ride in/on/with heaven heaven front: old look! to give: cry out in/on/with voice his voice strength
34 Proclaim that God is very powerful; he is the king that rules over Israel, and in the skies [he also shows that] he is powerful.
to give: give strength to/for God upon Israel pride his and strength his in/on/with cloud
35 God is awesome as he comes out of his sacred temple; he is the God whom [we] Israeli people [worship]. He makes [DOU] his people very powerful. Praise God!
to fear: revere God from sanctuary your God Israel he/she/it to give: give strength and power to/for people to bless God

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