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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Psalm 68
To the Overcomer, A Psalm or Song of David.
1¶ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those that hate him flee before him.
2As smoke is driven away; so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3But the righteous shall be glad; they shall rejoice before God; they shall dance with joy.
4Sing unto God, sing psalms unto his name; extol him that rides upon the heavens by his name JAH and rejoice before him.
5A father of the fatherless and a defender of the widows is God in his holy habitation.
6God sets the solitary in families; he brings out those who are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7¶ O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped their rain at the presence of God; even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10Thy presence was in thy congregation; thou, O God, by thy goodness thou hast provided for the poor.
11The Lord shall give a word; great shall be the host of the evangelists thereof.
12Kings of armies fled apace, and she that dwells in the house divided the spoil.
13Though ye be cast among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver and her feathers with yellow gold.
14When the Almighty scattered the kings that were in her, she became white as the snow in Salmon.
15¶ The mountain of Bashan is the mountain of God; the mountain of Bashan is a high mountain.
16Why leap ye, ye high mountains? This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
17The chariots of God are two thousand, thousands of angels; the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts for men, yea, for the rebellious also that the Lord God might dwell among them.
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily lades us with benefits, even the God of our saving health. Selah.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation, and unto GOD the Lord belongs the way of escape from death.
21Surely God shall smite the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses.
22¶ The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23Thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thine enemies and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24They have seen thy ways, O God, even the ways of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; in between them were the virgins playing with timbrels.
26Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, ye of the lineage of Israel.
27There was little Benjamin as their ruler, the princes of Judah in their congregation, the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28Thy God has commanded thy strength; confirm, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29From thy temple in Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30Reprehend the company of spearmen, the multitude of the strong, with the lords of the peoples, trampling them underfoot with their pieces of silver; Destroy thou the peoples that delight in war.
31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32¶ Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord, Selah:
33To him that rides upon the heavens of the heavens which were of old; behold, he shall send forth his voice, his mighty voice.
34Ascribe ye strength unto God; his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35O God, thou art terrible out of thy sanctuaries; the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
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