Psalms 68

¹Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.

²Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.

³But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.

⁴Make songs to God, make songs of praise to his name; make a way for him who comes through the waste lands; his name is Jah; be glad before him.

⁵A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

⁶Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

⁷O God, when you went out before your people, wandering through the waste land; (Selah.)

⁸The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.

⁹You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.

¹⁰Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.

¹¹The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.

¹²Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods.

¹³Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

¹⁷The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.

¹⁸You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.

¹⁹Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.)

²⁰Our God is for us a God of salvation; his are the ways out of death.

²¹The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.

²²The Lord said, I will make them come back from Bashan, and from the deep parts of the sea;

²³So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.

²⁴We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place.

²⁵The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments.

²⁶Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.

²⁸O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,

²⁹Out of your Temple in Jerusalem.

³⁰Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.

³¹Kings will give you offerings, they will come out of Egypt; from Pathros will come offerings of silver; Ethiopia will be stretching out her hands to God.

³²Make songs to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O make songs of praise to the Lord; (Selah.)

³³To him who goes or the clouds of heaven, the heaven which was from earliest times; he sends out his voice of power.

³⁴Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

³⁵O God, you are to be feared in your holy place: the God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God.

Psalms 68

¹Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.

²As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

³But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

⁴Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!

⁵A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

⁶God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

⁷God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.

⁸The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai- at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹²"Kings of armies flee! They flee!" She who waits at home divides the spoil,

¹³while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

¹⁷The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah, God, might dwell there.

¹⁹Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰God is to us a God of deliverance. To the Lord, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

²²The Lord said, "I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea;

²³That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies."

²⁴They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶"Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!"

²⁷There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²⁹Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.

³⁰Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.

³¹Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

³²Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.

³³To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

³⁴Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.

³⁵You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!