Psalms 68

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God — scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered. Let also those who hate him flee before him.

2 As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

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.

3 And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

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

4 Sing ye to God — praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah [is] His name, and exult before Him.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name. Cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts. His name is Jehovah, and exult ye before him.

5 Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

6 God — causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only — the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

7 O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)

O God, when thou went forth before thy people, when thou marched through the wilderness (Selah)

8 The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai — before God, the God of Israel.

the earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, Sinai at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

Thou, O God, sent a plentiful rain. Thou confirmed thine inheritance when it was weary.

10 Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.

11 The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.

The Lord gave the word. Great was the company of those who published it.

12 Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.

Kings of armies fled quickly, and she who remained at home divided the spoil.

13 Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

Though ye lie between two boundaries, it is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.

14 When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.

When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was as it snows in Zalmon.

15 A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

16 Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, at the mountain which God has desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it forever.

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

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

Thou have ascended on high. Thou have led captivity captive. Thou have received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden daily, even the God who is our salvation. (Selah)

20 God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

God is to us a God of deliverances, and escape from death belongs to Jehovah the Lord.

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

But God will smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him who still goes in his guiltiness.

22 The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan. I will bring again from the depths of the sea,

23 So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies — the tongue of Thy dogs.'

that thou may dash thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from enemies.

24 They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

25 Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

26 In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord — from the fountain of Israel.

Bless ye God in the congregations, the lord of the fountain of Israel.

27 There [is] little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun — heads of Naphtali.

There is little Benjamin their ruler, the rulers of Judah and their council, the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.

28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

Thy God has commanded thy strength. Strengthen, O God, that which thou have wrought for us.

29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring presents to thee.

30 Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, trampling under foot the pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples that delight in war.

31 Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. (Selah)

Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth. O sing praises to the Lord (Selah)

33 To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

to him who rides upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old. Lo, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

34 Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

Ascribe ye strength to God. His excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.

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

O God, awesome out of thy holy places, the God of Israel, he gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.