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.

For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from 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 vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.

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

But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.

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: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,

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

[who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is] God in his holy place.

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

God settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs.

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

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest through the wilderness; (Pause)

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

the earth quaked, yea, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of 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.

O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.

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

Thy creatures dwell in it: thou hast in thy goodness prepared for the poor.

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

The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company.

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

The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even [grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.

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

Even if ye should lie among the lots, [ye shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.

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

When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.

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

The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.

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

Wherefore do ye conceive [evil], ye swelling mountains? [this is] the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell [in it] for ever.

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 ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.

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 art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast received gifts for man, yea, for [they were] rebellious, that thou mightest dwell among them.

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

Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. (Pause)

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

Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.

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

But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.

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 Basan, I will bring [my people] again through 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 thy foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of thy dogs [be stained] with that of [thine] enemies.

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

Thy goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.

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

The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.

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

Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

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

There is Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.

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

O God, command thou thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which thou hast wrought in us.

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

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings 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 beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter thou the nations that wish for wars.

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

Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten [to stretch out] her hand readily to God.

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

Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. (Pause)

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

Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: lo, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.

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

Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

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

God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God.