Psalms 68
68
God’s Majestic Power
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.
1God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence. # Nm 10:35; Ps 7:6; Ezk 30:26
2As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God. # Ps 37:20; Hs 13:3
3But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy. # Ps 32:11; 40:16; 64:10
4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name.
Exalt Him who rides on the clouds # Or rides through the desert —
His name is Yahweh # Lit Yah — and rejoice before Him. # Dt 33:26; Ps 7:17; 66:4; Is 19:1
5God in His holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows. # Dt 24:17,19; Ps 146:9
6God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity, # Or prisoners with joyous music ; Hb uncertain
but the rebellious live in a scorched land. # Ps 107:14; 113:9; 146:7
7God, when You went out before Your people,
when You marched through the desert,Selah
8the earth trembled and the skies poured down rain
before God, the God of Sinai, # Lit God, this Sinai
before God, the God of Israel. # Ex 19:16-18; Jdg 5:4-5
9You, God, showered abundant rain;
You revived Your inheritance when it languished. # Lv 26:4; Ezk 34:26
10Your people settled in it;
God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness. # Ps 74:19; 78:20; 107:9
11The Lord gave the command;
a great company of women brought the good news: # 1Sm 18:6-7
12“The kings of the armies flee — they flee! ”
She who stays at home divides the spoil. # Jos 10:16; Jdg 5:30
13While # Or If you lie among the sheepfolds, # Or campfires, or saddlebags ; Hb obscure
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold. # Gn 49:14; Jdg 5:16
14When the Almighty scattered kings in the land,
it snowed on Zalmon. # Or Black Mountain # Jos 10:10; Jdg 9:48
15Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain;
Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks. # Ps 36:6
16Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,
at the mountain # = Mount Zion God desired for His dwelling?
The Lord will live there forever! # Ps 48:1-2; 132:13-14; Is 2:2-4
17God’s chariots are tens of thousands,
thousands and thousands; # Hab 3:8
the Lord is among them in the sanctuary # Or in holiness
as He was at Sinai. # Dt 33:2
18You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
You received gifts from # Lit among people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might live there. # Or even those rebelling against the Lord God’s living there, or even rebels are living with the Lord God ; Hb obscure # Dt 21:10; Ps 7:7; Eph 4:8
19May the Lord be praised!
Day after day He bears our burdens;
God is our salvation. # Ps 55:22; Is 46:3-4Selah
20Our God is a God of salvation,
and escape from death belongs to the Lord God. # Dt 32:39; Ps 49:15; 56:13
21Surely God crushes the heads of His enemies,
the hairy head of one who goes on in his guilty acts. # Ps 110:6; Hab 3:13
22The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea # Nm 21:33; Am 9:1-4
23so that your foot may wade # LXX, Syr read dip in blood
and your dogs’ tongues may have their share
from the enemies.” # 1Kg 21:19; 22:38; Jr 15:3
24People have seen Your procession, God,
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary. # Or in holiness # Ps 42:4; Is 60:11
25Singers # Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read Officials lead the way,
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines. # Ex 15:20; Jdg 11:34; 1Sm 18:6
26Praise God in the assemblies;
praise the Lord from the fountain of Israel. # Ps 22:25; 26:12
27There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,
the rulers of Judah in their assembly, # Hb obscure
the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali. # Jdg 5:14,18; 1Sm 9:21
28Your God has decreed your strength.
Show Your strength, God,
You who have acted on our behalf. # Ps 44:4; Is 26:12
29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
kings will bring tribute to You. # Ps 72:10; Is 18:7; Hg 2:7
30Rebuke the beast # Probably Egypt in the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. # Ps 22:12
Trample underfoot those with bars of silver. # Or peoples, trampling on those who take pleasure in silver, or peoples, trampling on the bars of silver, or peoples, who trample each other for bars of silver
Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war. # Ps 18:42; 89:10
31Ambassadors will come # Or They bring red cloth, or They bring bronze from Egypt;
Cush will stretch out its hands # Probably with tribute or in submission to God. # Is 45:14; Zph 3:10
32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
sing praise to the Lord, # Ps 67:4; 102:22Selah
33to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens. # Dt 33:26
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice! # Ps 29:3-5; 46:6; Is 30:30
34Ascribe power to God.
His majesty is over Israel,
His power among the clouds. # Ps 29:1; 150:1
35God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.
May God be praised! # Dt 10:21; Ps 29:11; Is 40:29
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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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