Psalm 68
68
God Shall Scatter His Enemies
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
1 #
Num. 10:35; Isa. 33:3 God shall arise, his enemies shall be #[Ps. 89:10; 92:9]scattered;
and those who hate him shall flee before him!
2As #See Ps. 37:20 smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
#
Ps. 22:14; 97:5; Mic. 1:4 as wax melts before fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God!
3But #See Ps. 32:11the righteous shall be glad;
they shall exult before God;
they shall be jubilant with joy!
4Sing to God, #Ps. 66:4 sing praises to his name;
# [Isa. 62:10] lift up a song to him who #ver. 33; [Ps. 18:10] rides through #Isa. 40:3 the deserts;
his name is #Ps. 89:8the Lord;
exult before him!
5 # See Ps. 10:14 Father of the fatherless and #Deut. 10:18protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
6God #Ps. 113:9; 1 Sam. 2:5 settles the solitary in a home;
he #Ps. 69:33; 107:10, 14; 146:7; Acts 12:7; 16:26 leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but #ver. 18 the rebellious dwell in #[Ps. 107:33, 40]a parched land.
7O God, when you #Ex. 13:21; Judg. 4:14; Hab. 3:13; Zech. 14:3 went out before your people,
#
Judg. 5:4 when you marched through #Ps. 78:40the wilderness, Selah
8 #
Ex. 19:18; Judg. 5:4 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God,#68:8 Or before God, even Sinai before God the God of Israel.
9 # See Ps. 65:9, 10 Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
you restored your inheritance as it languished;
10your flock#68:10 Or your congregation found a dwelling in it;
in your goodness, O God, you #Ps. 65:9; 78:20provided for the needy.
11The Lord gives #[Ps. 33:9] the word;
# [Ex. 15:20; 1 Sam. 18:6] the women who announce the news are a great host:
12 #
Ps. 110:5; [Num. 31:8; Josh. 10:16; Judg. 5:19]; See Josh. 12:7-24 “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”
The women at home #Judg. 5:30divide the spoil—
13though you men lie among #[Gen. 49:14; Judg. 5:16]the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with shimmering gold.
14When the Almighty scatters kings there,
let snow fall on #Judg. 9:48Zalmon.
15O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;
O many-peaked#68:15 Or hunch-backed; also verse 16 mountain, mountain of Bashan!
16Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
at the mount that God #Ps. 132:13, 14; [Ps. 78:54; 87:1, 2; Deut. 12:5]desired for his abode,
yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
17 #
2 Kgs. 6:17; Hab. 3:8 The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands;
the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
18 #
Ps. 7:7; 47:5; Cited Eph. 4:8; [Acts 1:9] You ascended on high,
#
Judg. 5:12 leading a host of captives in your train
and #[Acts 2:4, 33] receiving gifts among men,
even among #[Rom. 5:8; 1 Tim. 1:13] the rebellious, #Ps. 78:60; Ex. 29:45; Rev. 21:3; [John 14:23]that the Lord God may dwell there.
19Blessed be the Lord,
who daily #[Isa. 46:4]bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah
20Our God is a God of salvation,
#
Deut. 32:39; Eccles. 7:18; Rev. 1:18 and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.
21 #
Ps. 110:6; Hab. 3:13 But God will strike the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
22The Lord said,
“I will bring them back #Num. 21:33 from Bashan,
# See Amos 9:2-4 I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23that you may #Ps. 58:10 strike your feet in their blood,
that #[1 Kgs. 21:19; 22:38]the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”
24Your procession is#68:24 Or has been seen, O God,
the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
25 #
Ps. 47:5; 1 Chr. 13:8; 15:16 the singers in front, #See Ps. 33:3 the musicians last,
between them #Ex. 15:20; Judg. 11:34virgins playing tambourines:
26 #
Ps. 22:25; 26:12 “Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord, O you#68:26 The Hebrew for you is plural here who are of #Deut. 33:28; Isa. 48:1; [Isa. 51:1]Israel’s fountain!”
27There is #[1 Sam. 9:21] Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of #[Judg. 5:18]Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28 # See Ps. 42:8 Summon your power, O God,#68:28 By revocalization (compare Septuagint); Hebrew Your God has summoned your power
the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.
29Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings shall #Ps. 45:12; 76:11; 1 Kgs. 10:10, 25; 2 Chr. 32:23; Isa. 18:7bear gifts to you.
30Rebuke #Job 40:21; Isa. 19:6; Ezek. 29:3, 4; [Ezek. 32:2] the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of #Ps. 22:12 bulls with the calves of the peoples.
# [2 Sam. 8:2, 6] Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.#68:30 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
31Nobles shall come from #Isa. 19:19, 21 Egypt;
#
Ps. 87:4; Isa. 45:14; Zeph. 3:10 Cush shall hasten to #Ps. 44:20stretch out her hands to God.
32 #
Ps. 102:22
O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33to him #Ps. 18:10; 104:3; Deut. 33:26 who rides in #Deut. 10:14; 1 Kgs. 8:27 the heavens, the ancient heavens;
behold, he #Ps. 29:4; See Ps. 46:6sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
34 #
Ps. 29:1 Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose #Ps. 150:1 power is in #Ps. 36:5; 57:10; 108:4the skies.
35 # [Ps. 65:5]; See Ps. 47:2 Awesome is God from his#68:35 Septuagint; Hebrew your #[Ps. 110:2] sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives #Isa. 40:29; See Ps. 29:11power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!
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Psalms 68
68
Praise to God for Providing Victory
For the music director. Of David. A psalm. A song.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1God will arise; his enemies will be scattered,
and those who hate him will flee from before him.
2As smoke is driven off, you will drive them off.
As wax melts before fire,
the wicked will perish before God.
3But the righteous will be glad; they will exalt before God,
and will rejoice with joy.
4Sing to God, sing praises to his name.
Lift up a song to the rider on the clouds—his name is Yah—#A shortened form of “Yahweh”
and rejoice before him.
5A father to orphans and a judge for widows
is God in his holy habitation.
6God settles the lonely in a home;
he brings prisoners out into prosperity.
But the rebellious abide in a barren land.
7O God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the desert, Selah
8the earth shook; the heavens also dripped rain
at the presence of God who was at Sinai,
at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9You caused abundant rain to fall, O God.
When your inheritance was weary you revived it.
10Your community dwelled in it.
You provided in your goodness for the poor, O God.
11The Lord gives the word.
Great is the company of women who announce:
12“The kings of armies flee, they flee,
and she who remains at home divides the spoil.
13Though you men lie down between the sheepfolds,
you will be like the wings of a dove covered in silver
and its pinions in yellow gold.”
14When Shaddai scattered kings on it,
on Zalmon it snowed.#Or “you caused it to snow on”
15A mountain of God#Or “A mighty mountain” is the mountain of Bashan;
a mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16Why do you look with hostility, O many-peaked mountains?
This#Hebrew “The” mountain God desires for his dwelling.
Yes, Yahweh will abide in it forever.
17The chariots of God
are twice ten thousand, with thousands doubled.
The Lord is among them at Sinai, distinctive in victory.#Or “as at Sinai, in the sanctuary”
18You have ascended on high; you have led away captives.
You have received gifts from among humankind,
and even from the rebellious, so that Yah#A shortened form of “Yahweh” God may dwell there.
19Blessed be the Lord. Daily he loads us with benefits,#Or “daily carries our burden”
the God of our salvation.#Or “victory” Selah
20Our God is a God of deliverances,
and to the Yahweh the Lord belong escapes from death.
21But God will shatter the head of his enemies,
the hairy scalp of the one who continues on#Literally “is walking about” in his guilt.
22The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23so that your foot may shatter them bloody
for the tongues of your dogs to have their share from the enemies.”
24They have seen your processions, O God,
the processions of my God, my king, distinctive in victory.#Or “into the sanctuary”
25Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last,
between them young women playing tambourines.
26Bless God in the assemblies,
Yahweh from the fountain of Israel.
27There is little Benjamin ruling them,
with the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28Your God has commanded your strength.
Show yourself strong, O God, by what you perform#Or “you who have worked” for us.
29Because your temple is above Jerusalem,
kings will bring tribute to you.
30Rebuke the beasts in#Hebrew “of” the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
trampling the pieces of silver.#Or “until each humbles himself by offering pieces of silver”
Scatter the nations who delight in battles.
31Ambassadors#Reading with the LXX; meaning uncertain will come from Egypt;
Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praise to the Lord, Selah
33to the one who rides in the highest heavens of old.
See, he gives forth his voice, a mighty voice.
34Ascribe strength to God.
His majesty is over Israel,
and his strength is in the clouds.
35Awesome are you, O God, from your sanctuary.#Hebrew “sanctuaries”
The God of Israel, it is he who gives strength and might to the people.
Blessed be God.
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