Psalms 68
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
To the choirmaster of David a psalm a song. May he arise God may they be scattered enemies his and they may flee [those who] hate him from before him.
2 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.
As is driven about smoke may you drive [them] about as melts wax from before a fire may they perish wicked [people] from before God.
3 But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
And righteous [people] may they be glad may they exult before God and may they rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!
Sing - to God sing praises to name his lift up to the rider in the clouds [is] Yahweh name his and exult before him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
[is] a father of Fatherless ones and a judge of widows God in [the] dwelling place of holiness his.
6 God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
God - [is] causing to dwell solitary [people] - a household [he is] bringing out prisoners in prosperiti only rebellious [people] they dwell a parched land.
7 God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... (Selah)
O God when going out you before people your when marching you in a desolate place (Selah)
8 The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
[the] earth It quaked - also [the] heavens they dropped from before God this Sinai from before God [the] God of Israel.
9 You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.
Rain of voluntariness you spread abroad O God inheritance your weary you you established it.
10 Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
Community your they dwelt in it you prepared in goodness your for poor [person] O God.
11 The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
[the] Lord He gives a word the [women who] bear news [are] a host great.
12 “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
Kings of armies they flee! they flee! and [the] beautiful woman of [the] house she divides [the] plunder.
13 while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
If you will lie down! between [two] saddlebags [the] wings of a dove [are] covered with silver and pinions its with greenish of gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.
When scatters [the] Almighty kings in it let it snow on Zalmon.
15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
O mountain of God O mountain of Bashan O mountain of peaks O mountain of Bashan.
16 Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.
Why? - do you watch with envy! O mountains peaks the mountain [which] he desired God to dwell in he also Yahweh he will dwell to perpetuity.
17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
[the] chariotry of God [is] twice ten thousand thousands of repetition[s] [the] Lord [is] among them Sinai [is] in holiness.
18 You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.
You went up to the height - you took captive captive[s] you took gifts among humankind and even rebellious [people] to dwell - Yahweh God.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)
[be] blessed [the] Lord Day - day he carries a load for us God salvation our (Selah)
20 God is to us a God of deliverance. To GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
God - of us [is] a God of saving acts and [belong] to Yahweh [the] Lord to death escapes.
21 But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
Surely God he will shatter [the] head of enemies his scalp of hair [one who] goes about in guilt his.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,
He has said [the] Lord from Bashan I will bring back I will bring back from [the] depths of [the] sea.
23 that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
So that - it may smash foot your in blood [the] tongue of dogs your [will be] from [the] enemies portion its.
24 They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
People have seen processions your O God [the] processions of God my king my in the holy place.
25 The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,
They went in front singers ([were] behind *L(S)*) musicians in among young women playing tambourines.
26 “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”
In assemblies bless God Yahweh from [the] fountain of Israel.
27 There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
There Benjamin - insignificant [is] ruling them [the] princes of Judah heaps of stones their [the] princes of Zebulun [the] princes of Naphtali.
28 Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
He has ordained God your strength your be strong! O God who you have acted for us.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.
From temple your at Jerusalem to you they will bring kings a gift.
30 Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
Rebuke [the] animal[s] of [the] reed[s] a herd of mighty [bulls] - with calves of peoples trampling on pieces of silver he has scattered peoples [which] wars they delight in.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
They will come envoys from Egypt Cush it will cause to run hands its to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord— (Selah)
O kingdoms of the earth sing to God sing praises to [the] Lord (Selah)
33 to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
To the rider in [the] heavens of heavens of ancient time there! he gives with voice his a voice of strength.
34 Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.
Ascribe strength to God [is] over Israel majesty his and strength his [is] in the clouds.
35 You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
[is] to be feared God from sanctuari your [the] God of Israel he [is] giving - strength and power to the people [be] blessed God.
