Psalms 68

1 For the chief musician; A psalm of David, a song. Let God arise; let his enemies be scattered; let those also who hate him flee before him.

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that hate him flee before him:

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

As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about, —As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.

3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; may they rejoice and be happy.

But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.

4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! Yahweh is his name! Rejoice before him!

Sing ye to God, Make music of his Name, —Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains, —Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him.

5 A father of the fatherless, a judge of the widows, is God in the holy place where he lives.

The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.

6 God puts the lonely into families; he brings out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a parched land.

God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.

7 God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, (Selah)

O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)

8 The earth trembled; the heavens also dropped rain in God's presence, in the presence of God when he came to Sinai, in the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God, —This Sinai—at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9 You, God, sent a plentiful rain; you strengthened your inheritance when it was weary.

A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

10 Your people lived in it; You, God, gave from your goodness to the poor.

Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!

11 The Lord gave the orders, and those who announced them were a great army.

Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

12 Kings of armies flee, they flee, and the women waiting at home divide the plunder:

Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil.

13 doves covered with silver with wings of yellow gold. When some of you people stayed among the sheepfolds, why did you do this?

Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.

14 The Almighty scattered kings there, it was as when it snowed on Mount Zalmon.

When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

15 A mighty mountain is the hill country of Bashan; a high mountain is the hill country of Bashan.

A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain of Bashan!—

16 Why do you look in envy, you high hill country, at the mountain which God desires for the place he will live? Indeed, Yahweh will live in it forever.

Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it ever!

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them in the holy place, as at Sinai.

The chariots of God, are two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!

18 You have ascended on high; you have led away captives; you have received gifts from among men, even from those who fought against you, so that you, Yahweh God, might live there.

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

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

Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)

20 Our God is a God who saves; Yahweh the Lord is the one who is able to rescue us from death.

The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.

21 But God will strike through the heads of his enemies, through the hairy scalps of those who walk in offenses against him.

Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes, —The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.

22 The Lord said, “I will bring my enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea

Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, —I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

23 so that you may crush your enemies, dipping your foot in blood, and so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from your enemies.”

That thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood, —The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.

24 They have seen your processions, God, the processions of my God, my King, into the holy place.

They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary:

25 The singers went first, the minstrels followed after, and in the middle were the unmarried girls playing tambourines.

In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:

26 Bless God in the assemblies; praise Yahweh, you who are from the fountain of Israel.

In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:

27 There is first Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah and their multitudes, the leaders of Zebulun and the leaders of Naphtali.

There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes of Naphtali.

28 Your God, Israel, has decreed your strength; reveal to us your power, God, as you have revealed it in times past.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

29 Reveal your power to us from your temple at Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.

Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—

30 Shout in battle against the wild beasts in the reeds, against the peoples, that multitude of bulls and calves. Humiliate them and make them bring you gifts; scatter the peoples who love to wage war.

Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver, —Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

31 Princes will come out of Egypt; Cush will hurry to reach out with her hands to God.

Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; (Selah) Sing praises to Yahweh.

Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)

33 To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which exist from ancient times; see, he lifts up his voice with power.

Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.

34 Ascribe strength to God; his majesty is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.

Ascribe ye strength unto God, —Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary, —

35 God, you are fearsome in your holy place; the God of Israel—he gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.

As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!