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.
Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.
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 vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth 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.
And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted 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 ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence,
5 Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.
Who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. 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 who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
7 O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)
O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:
8 The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai — before God, the God of Israel.
The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped 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.
Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, O God: and it was weakened, but thou hast made it perfect.
10 Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.
11 The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.
The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power.
12 Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.
The king of powers is of the beloved, of the beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide spoils.
13 Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
If you sleep among the midst of lots, you shall be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and the hinder parts of her back with the paleness of gold.
14 When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.
When he that is in heaven appointeth kings over her, they shall be whited with snow 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 fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.
16 Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.
Why suspect, ye curdled mountains? A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwell: for there the Lord shall dwell unto the end.
17 The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands; thousands of them that rejoice: 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 hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts in men. Yea for those also that do not believe, the dwelling of the Lord God.
19 Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)
Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us.
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 of the Lord, of the Lord are 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 break the heads of his enemies: the hairy crown of them that walk on in their sins.
22 The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.
The Lord said: I will turn them from Basan, I will turn them into the depth 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 the blood of thy enemies; the tongue of thy dogs be red with the same.
24 They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.
They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God: of my king who is in his sanctuary.
25 Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.
Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.
26 In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord — from the fountain of Israel.
In the churches bless ye God 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 a youth, in ecstasy of mind. The princes of Juda are their leaders: 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.
Command thy strength, O God: confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.
29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.
From thy temple in Jerusalem, kings shall offer 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 reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people; who seek to exclude them who are tried with silver. Scatter thou the nations that delight in wars:
31 Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.
Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon 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: sing ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God,
33 To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.
Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:
34 Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.
Give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, 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 saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God.
