Psalms 68
1 For the chief musician; A psalm of David, a song. Let God arise; let his enemies be scattered; let those also who 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 away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish in the presence of 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; may they rejoice and be happy.
And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! Yahweh is his name! Rejoice 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 A father of the fatherless, a judge of the widows, is God in the holy place where he lives.
Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.
6 God puts the lonely into families; he brings out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a parched land.
God—causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only—the stubborn have inhabited a dry place.
7 God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, (Selah)
O God, in Your going forth before Your people, In Your stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)
8 The earth trembled; the heavens also dropped rain in God's presence, in the presence of God when he came to Sinai, in 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 You, God, sent a plentiful rain; you strengthened your inheritance when it was weary.
You shake out a shower of free-will gifts, O God. Your inheritance, when it has been weary, You have established it.
10 Your people lived in it; You, God, gave from your goodness to the poor.
Your creature has dwelt in it, You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.
11 The Lord gave the orders, and those who announced them were a great army.
The Lord gives the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.
12 Kings of armies flee, they flee, and the women waiting at home divide the plunder:
Kings of hosts utterly flee away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportions spoil.
13 doves covered with silver with wings of yellow gold. When some of you people stayed among the sheepfolds, why did you do this?
Though you lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
14 The Almighty scattered kings there, it was as when it snowed on Mount Zalmon.
When the Mighty spreads kings in it, it snows in Salmon.
15 A mighty mountain is the hill country of Bashan; a high mountain is the hill country of Bashan.
A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.
16 Why do you look in envy, you high hill country, at the mountain which God desires for the place he will live? Indeed, Yahweh will live in it forever.
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 twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them in the holy place, as at Sinai.
The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18 You have ascended on high; you have led away captives; you have received gifts from among men, even from those who fought against you, so that you, Yahweh God, might live there.
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 the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, the God who is our salvation. (Selah)
Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He lays on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)
20 Our God is a God who saves; Yahweh the Lord is the one who is able to rescue us from death.
God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of death.
21 But God will strike through the heads of his enemies, through the hairy scalps of those who walk in offenses against him.
Only—God strikes The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring my enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them 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 so that you may crush your enemies, dipping your foot in blood, and so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from your enemies.”
So that you dash your foot In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”
24 They have seen your processions, God, the processions of my God, my King, into the holy place.
They have seen Your goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went first, the minstrels followed after, and in the middle were the unmarried girls playing tambourines.
Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, Virgins playing with timbrels in the midst.
26 Bless God in the assemblies; praise Yahweh, you who are from the fountain of Israel.
In assemblies bless God, The Lord—from the fountain of Israel.
27 There is first Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah and their multitudes, the leaders of Zebulun and the leaders of Naphtali.
There [is] little Benjamin, their ruler, Heads of Judah their defense, Heads of Zebulun—heads of Naphtali.
28 Your God, Israel, has decreed your strength; reveal to us your power, God, as you have revealed it in times past.
Your God has commanded your strength, Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us.
29 Reveal your power to us from your temple at Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings bring a present to You.
30 Shout in battle against the wild beasts in the reeds, against the peoples, that multitude of bulls and calves. Humiliate them and make them bring you gifts; scatter the peoples who love to wage war.
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 Princes will come out of Egypt; Cush will hurry to reach out with her hands to God.
Fat ones come out of Egypt, Cush causes her hands to run to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; (Selah) Sing praises to Yahweh.
Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, Praise the Lord! (Selah)
33 To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which exist from ancient times; see, he lifts up his voice with power.
To Him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Behold, He gives with His voice a strong voice.
34 Ascribe strength to God; his majesty is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.
Ascribe strength to God, His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.
35 God, you are fearsome in your holy place; the God of Israel—he gives strength and power to his 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!
