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.

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that 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 about, Let them be driven about, —As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before 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 ye to God, Make music of his Name, —Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains, —Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him.

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

The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of 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, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.

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

O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)

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

Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God, —This 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.

A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

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

Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!

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

Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

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

Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share 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 rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

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

When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

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

A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, 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.

Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it 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 two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is 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 hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

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

Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)

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

The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

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

Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes, —The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.

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

Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, —I will bring back 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 mayest bathe thy foot in blood, —The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.

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

They have seen thy progress O God, The progress 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.

In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:

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

In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:

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

There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes of Naphtali.

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

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

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

Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—

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 thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver, —Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

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

Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.

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

Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)

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

Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

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

Ascribe ye strength unto God, —Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary, —

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

As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!