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
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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