Psalms 68
68
PSALM 68
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm or Song of David.
1Let God arise, and scatterèd
let all his en'mies be;
And let all those that do him hate
before his presence flee.
2As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them;
as fire melts wax away,
Before God's face let wicked men
so perish and decay.
3But let the righteous be glad:
let them before God's sight
Be very joyful; yea, let them
rejoice with all their might.
4To God sing, to his name sing praise;
extol him with your voice,
That rides on heav'n, by his name Jah,
before his face rejoice.
5Because the Lord a father is
unto the fatherless;
God is the widow's judge, within
his place of holiness.
6God doth the solitary set
in fam'lies: and from bands
The chain'd doth free; but rebels do
inhabit parched lands.
7O God, what time thou didst go forth
before thy people's face;
And when through the great wilderness
thy glorious marching was;
8Then at God's presence shook the earth,
then drops from heaven fell;
This Sinai shook before the Lord,
the God of Israel.
9O God, thou to thine heritage
didst send a plenteous rain,
Whereby thou, when it weary was,
didst it refresh again.
10Thy congregation then did make
their habitation there:
Of thine own goodness for the poor,
O God, thou didst prepare.
11The Lord himself did give the word,
the word abroad did spread;
Great was the company of them
the same who published.
12Kings of great armies foiled were,
and forced to flee away;
And women, who remained at home,
did distribute the prey.
13Though ye have lien among the pots,
like doves ye shall appear,
Whose wings with silver, and with gold
whose feathers covered are.
14When there th' Almighty scatter'd kings,
like Salmon's snow 'twas white.
15God's hill is like to Bashan hill,
like Bashan hill for height.
16Why do ye leap, ye mountains high?
this is the hill where God
Desires to dwell; yea, God in it
for aye will make abode.
17God's chariots twenty thousand are,
thousands of angels strong;
In's holy place God is, as in
mount Sinai, them among.
18Thou hast, O Lord, most glorious,
ascended up on high;
And in triumph victorious led
captive captivity:
Thou hast received gifts for men,
for such as did rebel;
Yea, ev'n for them, that God the Lord
in midst of them might dwell.
19Blessed be the Lord, who is to us
of our salvation God;
Who daily with his benefits
us plenteously doth load.
20He of salvation is the God,
who is our God most strong;
And unto God the Lord from death
the issues do belong.
21But surely God shall wound the head
of those that are his foes;
The hairy scalp of him that still
on in his trespass goes.
22God said, My people I will bring
again from Bashan hill;
Yea, from the sea's devouring depths
them bring again I will;
23That in the blood of enemies
thy foot imbrued may be,
And of thy dogs dipped in the same
the tongues thou mayest see.
24Thy goings they have seen, O God;
the steps of majesty
Of my God, and my mighty King,
within the sanctuary.
25Before went singers, players next
on instruments took way;
And them among the damsels were
that did on timbrels play.
26Within the congregations
bless God with one accord:
From Isr'el's fountain do ye bless
and praise the mighty Lord.
27With their prince, little Benjamin,
princes and council there
Of Judah were, there Zabulon's
and Napht'li's princes were.
28Thy God commands thy strength; make strong
what thou wrought'st for us, Lord.
29For thy house at Jerusalem
kings shall thee gifts afford.
30The spearmen's host, the multitude
of bulls, which fiercely look,
Those calves which people have forth sent,
O Lord our God, rebuke,
Till ev'ry one submit himself,
and silver pieces bring:
The people that delight in war
disperse, O God and King.
31Those that be princes great shall then
come out of Egypt lands;
And Ethiopia to God
shall soon stretch out her hands.
32O all ye kingdoms of the earth,
sing praises to this King;
For he is Lord that ruleth all,
unto him praises sing.
33To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns,
which he of old did found;
Lo, he sends out his voice, a voice
in might that doth abound.
34Strength unto God do ye ascribe;
for his excellency
Is over Israel, his strength
is in the clouds most high.
35Thou'rt from thy temple dreadful, Lord;
Isr'el's own God is he,
Who gives his people strength and pow'r:
O let God blessed be.
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Psalms 68
68
God’s Enemies Are Scattered
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song.
1God arises. His enemies are scattered,
and those who hate Him flee His presence.
2As smoke is blown away,
You will drive them out;
as wax melts before the fire,
the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
3But the righteous will be glad
and rejoice before God;
they will celebrate with joy.
4Sing to God!
Sing praises to His name.
Exalt Him who rides on the clouds #68:4 Or rides through the deserts—
His name is the Lord—
and rejoice before Him.
5A father of the fatherless,
and a defender of the widows,
is God in His holy habitation.
6God settles the lonely in families;
He leads the prisoners out to prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
7O God, when You went out before Your people,
when You marched through the wasteland,
Selah
8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain
before God, the One on Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.
9You sent abundant rain, O God;
You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
10Your flock settled therein;
O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
11The Lord gives the command;
a great company of women proclaim it:
12“Kings and their armies flee in haste;
she who waits at home divides the plunder.
13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,
the wings of the dove are covered with silver,
and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
14When the Almighty #68:14 Hebrew Shaddai scattered the kings in the land,
it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
15A mountain of God is Mount Bashan;
a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks?
This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling,
where the Lord will surely dwell forever.
17The chariots of God are tens of thousands—
thousands of thousands are they;
the Lord is in His sanctuary
as He was at Sinai.#68:17 Or the Lord has come from Sinai in His holiness
18You have ascended on high;
You have led captives away.
You have received gifts from men,#68:18 Cited in Ephesians 4:8
even from the rebellious,
that the Lord God may dwell there.
19Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears our burden,
the God of our salvation.
Selah
20Our God is a God of deliverance;
the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
21Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
22The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan,
I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,
23that your foot may be dipped
in the blood of your foes—
the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
24They have seen Your procession, O God—
the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25The singers lead the way,
the musicians follow after,
among the maidens playing tambourines.
26Bless God in the great congregation;
bless the Lord from the fountain of Israel.
27There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them,
the princes of Judah in their company,
the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28Summon Your power, O God;#68:28 LXX and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned your power
show Your strength, O God,
which You have exerted on our behalf.
29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring You gifts.
30Rebuke the beast in the reeds,
the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations,
until it submits, bringing bars of silver.
Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31Envoys will arrive from Egypt;
Cush #68:31 That is, the upper Nile region will stretch out her hands to God.
32Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth;
sing praises to the Lord—
Selah
33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old;
behold, His mighty voice resounds.
34Ascribe the power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
whose strength is in the skies.
35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary;
the God of Israel Himself
gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!
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