Tehillim (Psa) 68
68
1For the leader. A psalm of David. A song:
2Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
let those who hate him flee from his presence.
3Drive them away as smoke is driven away;
like wax melting in the presence of a fire,
let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
4But let the righteous rejoice and be glad in God’s presence;
yes, let them exult and rejoice.
5Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
extol him who rides on the clouds
by his name, Yah;
and be glad in his presence.
6God in his holy dwelling,
is a father to orphans and defender of widows.
7God gives homes to those who are alone
and leads prisoners out into prosperity.
But rebels must live in a parched wasteland.
8God, when you went out at the head of your people,
when you marched out through the wilderness, (Selah)
9the earth quaked, and rain poured from the sky,
at the presence of God.
Even Sinai [shook] at the presence of God,
the God of Isra’el.
10You rained down showers in plenty, God;
when your heritage was weary, you restored it.
11Your flock settled in it;
in your goodness, God, you provided for the poor.
12Adonai gives the command;
the women with the good news are a mighty army.
13Kings and their armies are fleeing, fleeing,
while the women at home divide the spoil.
14Even if you lie among the animal stalls,
there are wings of a dove covered with silver
and its plumes with green gold.
15When Shaddai scatters kings there,
snow falls on Tzalmon.
16You mighty mountain, Mount Bashan!
You rugged mountain, Mount Bashan!
17You rugged mountain, why look with envy
at the mountain God wants for his place to live?
Truly, Adonai will live there forever.
18God’s chariots are myriads, repeated thousands;
Adonai is among them as in Sinai, in holiness.
19After you went up into the heights,
you led captivity captive,
you took gifts among mankind,
yes, even among the rebels,
so that Yah, God, might live there.
20Blessed be Adonai!
Every day he bears our burden,
does God, our salvation. (Selah)
21Our God is a God who saves;
from Adonai Adonai comes escape from death.
22God will surely crush the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who continue in their guilt.
23Adonai said, “I will bring them back from Bashan,
I will fetch [those rebels] even from the depths of the sea;
24so that you can wash your feet in their blood,
and your dogs’ tongues too can get their share from your foes.
25They see your processions, God,
the processions of my God, my king, in holiness.
26The singers are in front, the musicians last,
in the middle are girls playing tambourines.
27“In choruses, bless God, Adonai,
you whose source is Isra’el.”
28There is Binyamin, the youngest, at the head;
the princes of Y’hudah, crowding along;
the princes of Z’vulun; the princes of Naftali.
29God, summon your strength!
Use your strength, God, as you did for us before,
30from your temple in Yerushalayim,
where kings will bring tribute to you.
31Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,
that herd of bulls with their calves, the peoples,
who ingratiate themselves with bars of silver;
let him scatter the peoples who take pleasure in fighting.
32Let envoys come from Egypt,
Let Ethiopia stretch out its hands to God.
33Sing to God, kingdoms of the earth!
Sing praises to Adonai, (Selah)
34to him who rides on the most ancient heavens.
Listen, as he utters his voice, a mighty voice!
35Acknowledge that strength belongs to God,
with his majesty over Isra’el and his strength in the skies.
36How awe-inspiring you are, God,
from your holy places,
the God of Isra’el, who gives strength
and power to the people.
Blessed be God!
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To the Overseer. — A Psalm, a song of David.
1Rise doth God — scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.
2As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.
3And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.
4Sing 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.
5Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.
6God — causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only — the refractory have inhabited a dry place.
7O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.
8The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai — before God, the God of Israel.
9A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.
10Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
11The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.
12Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.
13Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
14When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.
15A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.
16Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.
17The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.
19Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. Selah.
20God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.
21Only — God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
22The Lord said: ‘From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.
23So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies — the tongue of Thy dogs.’
24They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.
25Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.
26In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord — from the fountain of Israel.
27There [is] little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun — heads of Naphtali.
28Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.
29Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.
30Rebuke 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.
31Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.
32Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah.
33To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.
34Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.
35Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!
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