Psalms 68

¹Let God arise, and his enemies are scattered, And they who hate him flee before him!

²As smoke is dispersed, so thou dispersest them; As wax melteth before the fire, So perish the wicked before the face of God.

³But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.

⁴Sing unto God; sing praises to his name! Prepare a way for him who rideth through the desert! Jehovah is his name; be joyful in his presence!

⁵The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, Is God in his holy habitation.

⁶God causeth the forsaken to dwell in houses; He leadeth forth to prosperity them that are bound; But the rebellious shall dwell in a barren land.

⁷O God! when thou didst go before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness. [Pause.]

⁸The earth quaked, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God; This Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.

¹⁰Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!

¹¹The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.

¹²"The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth the spoil.

¹³Truly ye may repose yourselves in the stalls, Like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with shining gold."

¹⁴When the Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white [with their bones] like Salmon.

¹⁵Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills of Bashan,

¹⁶Why frown ye, ye many-topped hills, At the hill in which God is pleased to dwell, In which Jehovah will dwell for ever?

¹⁷The chariots of God are myriads, yea, thousands of thousands; The Lord is in the midst of them, as upon Sinai, in the sanctuary.

¹⁸Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD God!

¹⁹Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.

²⁰Our God is a God of salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance from death.

²¹But God smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.

²²"I will bring them back," saith the Lord, "from Bashan; I will bring them back from the deep sea;

²³That thy foot may be dipped in their blood, That thy dogs may drink the blood of thine enemies."

²⁴We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!

²⁵The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.

²⁶Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye from the fountain of Israel!

²⁷Here is Benjamin, the youngest, and his leaders; The chiefs of Judah, and their band; The chiefs of Zebulon, and the chiefs of Naphtali.

²⁸Thy God has ordained thy strength, [O Israel!] Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!

²⁹Because of thy temple in Jerusalem Shall kings bring presents to thee.

³⁰Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of bulls with the calves of the nations, So that they shall cast themselves down with masses of silver; Scatter thou the nations that delight in war!

³¹Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste with outstretched hands to God.

³²Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; Sing praises to Jehovah;

³³To him who rideth upon the ancient heaven of heavens! Behold, he uttereth his voice, his mighty voice!

³⁴Give glory to God, Whose majesty is in Israel, and whose might is in the clouds!

³⁵Terrible art thou, O God! from thy sanctuary! The God of Israel giveth strength and power to his people. Praised be God!

Psalms 68

¹Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

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

³But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

⁴Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

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

⁶God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

⁷O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

⁸The earth shook, the heavens also dropped 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, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

¹²Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

¹³Though ye have lien 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 kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

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 loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

²⁰He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

²¹But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

²²The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

²³That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

²⁴They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

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

²⁸Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²⁹Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

³⁰Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

³¹Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

³²Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

³³To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a 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 holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.