Psalms 68
68
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, a Song.
1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
Let them also that hate him flee before him.
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God:
Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:
Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts;
His name is jah; and exult ye before him
5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Is God in his holy habitation.
6God setteth the solitary in families:
He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity:
But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people,
When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah
8The earth trembled,
The heavens also dropped at the presence of God:
Even yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain,
Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10Thy congregation dwelt therein:
Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.
11The Lord giveth the word:
The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
12Kings of armies flee, they flee:
And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
13Will ye lie among the sheepfolds,
As the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her pinions with yellow gold?
14When the Almighty scattered kings therein,
It was as when it snoweth in Zalmon.
15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
An high mountain is the mountain of Bashan
16Why look ye askance, ye high mountains,
At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode?
Yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever
17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands:
The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led thy captivity captive;
Thou hast received gifts among men,
Yea, among the rebellious also,
That the LORD God might dwell with them.
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,
Even the God who is our salvation. Selah
20God is unto us a God of deliverances;
And unto jehovah the Lord belong the issues from death.
21But God shall smite through the head of his enemies,
The hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.
22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan,
I will bring them again from the depths of the sea:
23That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood,
That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.
24They have seen thy goings, O God,
Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after,
In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
26Bless ye God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.
27There is little Benjamin their ruler,
The princes of Judah and their council,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28Thy God hath commanded thy strength:
Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem
Kings shall bring presents unto thee.
30Rebuke 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 hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.
31Princes shall come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.
32Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth;
O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah
33To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old;
Lo, he uttereth his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34Ascribe ye strength unto God:
His excellency is over Israel,
And his strength is in the skies.
35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places:
The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people
Blessed be God.
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Psalms 68
68
Praise God Who Saved the Nation
For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
1Let God rise up and scatter his enemies;
let those who hate him run away from him.
2Blow them away as smoke
is driven away by the wind.
As wax melts before a fire,
let the wicked be destroyed before God.
3But those who do right should be glad
and should rejoice before God;
they should be happy and glad.
4Sing to God; sing praises to his name.
Prepare the way for him
who rides through the desert,
whose name is the Lord.
Rejoice before him.
5God is in his holy Temple.
He is a father to orphans,
and he defends the widows.
6God gives the lonely a home.
He leads prisoners out with joy,
but those who turn against God will live in a dry land.
7God, you led your people out
when you marched through the desert.Selah
8The ground shook
and the sky poured down rain
before God, the God of Mount Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.
9God, you sent much rain;
you refreshed your tired land.
10Your people settled there.
God, in your goodness
you took care of the poor.
11The Lord gave the command,
and a great army told the news:
12“Kings and their armies run away.
In camp they divide the wealth taken in war.
13Those who stayed by the campfires
will share the riches taken in battle.”
14The Almighty scattered kings
like snow on Mount Zalmon.
15The mountains of Bashan are high;
the mountains of Bashan have many peaks.
16Why do you mountains with many peaks look with envy
on the mountain that God chose for his home?
The Lord will live there forever.
17God comes with millions of chariots;
the Lord comes from Mount Sinai to his holy place.
18When you went up to the heights,
you led a parade of captives.
You received gifts from the people,
even from those who turned against you.
And the Lord God will live there.
19Praise the Lord, God our Savior,
who helps us every day.Selah
20Our God is a God who saves us;
the Lord God saves us from death.
21God will crush his enemies’ heads,
the hairy skulls of those who continue to sin.
22The Lord said, “I will bring the enemy back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea.
23Then you can stick your feet in their blood,
and your dogs can lick their share.”
24God, people have seen your victory march;
God my King marched into the holy place.
25The singers are in front and the instruments are behind.
In the middle are the girls with the tambourines.
26Praise God in the meeting place;
praise the Lord in the gathering of Israel.
27There is the smallest tribe, Benjamin, leading them.
And there are the leaders of Judah with their group.
There also are the leaders of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28God, order up your power;
show the mighty power you have used for us before.
29Kings will bring their wealth to you,
to your Temple in Jerusalem.
30Punish Egypt, the beast in the tall grass along the river.
Punish the leaders of nations, those bulls among the cows.
Defeated, they will bring you their silver.
Scatter those nations that love war.
31Messengers will come from Egypt;
the people of Cush will pray to God.
32Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord.Selah
33Sing to the one who rides through the skies, which are from long ago.
He speaks with a thundering voice.
34Announce that God is powerful.
He rules over Israel,
and his power is in the skies.
35God, you are wonderful in your Temple.
The God of Israel gives his people strength and power.
Praise God!
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