Psalms 68
68
PSALM SIXTY-EIGHT
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
1Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; also let those who hate Him flee before Him. #Num. 10:35; Isa. 33:3
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish in the presence of God. #Isa. 9:18; Hos. 13:3; Zech. 14:12; Mic. 1:4
3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God. Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. #Psa. 32:11
4Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides upon the clouds Whose name is the Lord,#68:4 Whose name is JAH and rejoice before Him. #Ex. 6:3; Deut. 33:26
5In His holy habitation God is the father of the fatherless and the judge of the widows. #Psa. 10:14
6God gives the lonely a home to dwell in; He brings out those who are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. #1 Sam. 2:5; Psa. 107:4-7, 34
7O God, when You marched before Your people, You marched through the wilderness. Selah, #Ex. 13:21; Judg. 4:14
8The earth shook, indeed the heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9You, O God, sent a plentiful rain by which You confirmed Your inheritance when it was weary. #Deut. 11:11
10Your congregation has dwelt in it; You, O God, in Your goodness have provided for the poor. #Deut. 26:5; Psa. 74:19
11The Lord gave the word; great was the company of those that proclaimed it:
12“Kings of armies fled away; and she who remained at home divided the plunder. #Num. 31:8; Josh. 10:16
13When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold.” #Psa. 81:6, 105:37
14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, You caused snow to fall in Zalmon. #Josh. 10:10
15The mountain of Bashan is God’s mountain; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountain range, at the mountain God has chosen for His resting place? Yea, the Lord will dwell in it forever. #Deut. 12:5; 1 Ki. 9:3
17The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the holy place. #Deut. 33:2
18You have ascended on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that You might dwell among them, O Lord God. #Judg. 5:12; Psa. 78:60; Acts 2:4, 33; Eph. 4:8; 1 Tim. 1:13
19Blessed is the Lord; He daily bears our burdens, the God of our salvation. Selah.
20Our God is the God of salvation; for unto the sovereign Lord belong the issues of death. #Deut. 32:39
21Yea, God shall crush the head of His enemies, and the hairy crown of him who walks on still in his trespasses. #Hab. 3:13; Psa. 55:23
22The Lord said, “I will bring again from Bashan; I will bring back My people from the depths of the sea; #Ex. 14:22; Num. 21:33
23So that your foot may wade through the blood, and the tongues of your dogs share in it from your enemies.” #1 Ki. 21:19; Psa. 58:10
24They have seen Your goings, O God, the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25The singers went in front; then the musicians came last; in between them were the maidens playing the timbrels. #1 Chr. 13:8
26O bless God in the congregations, even the Lord, You Who are from the fountain of Israel. #Deut. 33:28; Isa. 48:1
27There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the leaders of Judah and their multitude, the leaders of Zebulun, and the leaders of Naphtali. #1 Sam. 9:21
28Your God has commanded your strength; O God, be strong in that which You have worked out for us, #Psa. 42:8
29Out of Your temple in Jerusalem, where kings shall bring presents to You. #Psa. 72:10
30Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, the multitude of bulls, the calves of the people, trampling underfoot the pieces of silver. He scatters the people who delight in war. #2 Sam. 8:2; Jer. 51:32; Psa. 22:12
31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall stretch out her hands unto God. #Isa. 19:21, 44:20, 45:14; Psa. 44:20
32Sing unto God, you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord. Selah.
33To Him Who rides upon the heaven of heavens which are of old; lo, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. #Psa. 18:10
34Ascribe power to God: His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the clouds. #Psa. 29:1
35O God, You are awesome from Your holy sanctuary; the God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God. #Psa. 76:12
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