Psalms 68

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

2 As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.

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

6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

7 O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9 You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

10 Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

11 The 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.

13 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

16 Why 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.

17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

20 Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

21 Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.

22 The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,

23 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”

24 They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.

26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

28 Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.

29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.

30 Rebuke 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.

31 Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah

33 to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.

34 Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.

35 O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!

1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 The 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.

9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

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

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

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

13 Though 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.

14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.

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

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

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

18 Thou 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].

19 Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily loadeth us [with benefits, even] the God of our salvation. Selah.

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

21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 Rebuke 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.

31 Princes 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:

33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, [which were] of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, [and that] a mighty voice.

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency [is] over Israel, and his strength [is] in the clouds.

35 O 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.

1 a psalm of David, to be sung.

2 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee from him.

3 Drive them out as the smoke is driven out; as the wax melts from the fire, so must the wicked perish before God.

4 But the righteous must rejoice and be glad before God, and be glad from the heart.

5 Sing unto God, sing praises unto his name. Make ye way for him that cometh gently. His name is the LORD; and rejoice before him,

6 Who is a father of the fatherless and a judge of widows. He is GOD in His holy dwelling,

7 a God who gives the house full of children to the lonely, who brings out the captives in due time, and leaves the apostates in the drought.

8 God, when thou wentest before thy people, when thou walkedest in the wilderness, Selah,

9 Then the earth prayed, and the heavens trembled before this God in Sinai, before the God who is Israel's God.

10 But now, O God, thou givest a gracious rain, and thou restorest thine inheritance, which is dry,

11 That thy beasts may dwell therein. God, you feed the wretched with your goods.

12 The LORD giveth the word with great multitudes of evangelists.

13 The kings of hosts are friends one to another, and the honour of the house divideth the spoil.

14 When ye lie in the field, they shine as the wings of doves, gleaming as silver and gold.

15 If the Almighty now and then set kings among them, then there is light where there is darkness.

16 The mountain of God is a fruitful mountain, a great and fruitful mountain.

17 Why do ye leap great mountains? God delighteth to dwell in this mountain, and the LORD also dwelleth there for ever.

18 The chariot of God is many thousands of thousands: the LORD is among them in holy Sinai.

19 Thou hast gone up on high, and hast caught the prison; thou hast received gifts for men, even for the apostates, that God the LORD may abide there nevertheless.

20 Praise be to the LORD daily! GOD lays a burden on us, but He also helps us. Sela.

21 We have one God that helpeth, and the Lord GOD that saveth from death.

22 But God shall bruise the head of his enemies with the skull of their hair, who continue in their sin.

23 But thus saith the LORD, I will take some from among the fat men; out of the depth of the sea will I take some.

24 Therefore shall thy foot be dyed in the blood of the enemy, and thy dogs shall lick it.

25 Behold, O God, how thou walkest, how thou, my God and my King, walkest in the sanctuary.

26 The singers go before, and after them the minstrels among the maidservants that play.

27 Praise GOD the LORD in the assemblies for the fountain of Israel.

28 And there reigned among them little Benjamin, the princes of Judah with their companies, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

29 Your God has established your kingdom. You, O God, will strengthen it for us, for it is your work.

30 For thy temple's sake in Jerusalem shall the kings bring thee gifts.

31 He shall rebuke the beast that is in the reed, the herd of oxen among their calves, which tread under foot for money's sake. He scattereth the nations, which love to get.

32 the princes of Egypt will come, Mohrenland will stretch out its hands to GOD.

33 Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, sing unto the LORD, selah,

34 To him that moveth in heaven from the beginning of the world. Behold, he shall give power unto his thunder.

35 Give God the power! His glory is in Israel, and His power in the clouds.

36 GOD is wondrous in His sanctuary. He is GOD of Israel; He will give power and strength to the people. Praise be to GOd!