Psalms 68

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

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM. A SONG OF DAVID. God rises [and] His enemies are scattered! And those hating Him flee from His face.

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

You drive them away as the driving away of smoke, As the melting of wax before fire, 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.

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they rejoice with gladness.

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

Sing to God—praise His Name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In YAH [is] His Name, and exult before Him.

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

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.

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

God—causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only—the stubborn have inhabited a dry place.

7 O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; (Selah)

O God, in Your going forth before Your people, In Your stepping 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.

The earth has shaken, Indeed, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai—before God, the God of Israel.

9 You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.

You shake out a shower of free-will gifts, O God. Your inheritance, when it has been weary, You have established it.

10 Your congregation has dwelt therein: you, O God, have prepared of your goodness for the poor.

Your creature has dwelt in it, You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.

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

The Lord gives the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.

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

Kings of hosts utterly flee away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportions spoil.

13 Though all of you have lien among the pots, yet shall all of you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Though you lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

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

When the Mighty spreads kings in it, it snows in Salmon.

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

A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.

16 Why leap all of you, all of you high hills? this is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

Why do you envy, O high hills, The hill God has desired for His seat? YHWH also dwells forever.

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

The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

You have ascended on high, You have taken captivity captive, You have taken gifts for men, That even the stubborn may rest, O YAH God.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. (Selah)

Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He lays on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. (Selah)

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

God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of death.

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

Only—God strikes The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

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

The Lord said: “From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

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

So that you dash your foot In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”

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

They have seen Your goings, O God, 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.

Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, Virgins playing with timbrels in the midst.

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

In assemblies bless God, 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.

There [is] little Benjamin, their ruler, Heads of Judah their defense, Heads of Zebulun—heads of Naphtali.

28 Your God has commanded your strength: strengthen, O God, that which you have wrought for us.

Your God has commanded your strength, Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us.

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

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings bring a present to You.

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 you the people that delight in war.

Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a herd of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, You scatter peoples delighting in conflicts.

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

Fat ones come out of Egypt, Cush causes her hands to run to God.

32 Sing unto God, all of you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; (Selah)

Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, Praise the Lord! (Selah)

33 To him that rides upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

To Him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Behold, He gives with His voice a strong voice.

34 Ascribe all of you strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

Ascribe strength to God, His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.

35 O God, you are terrible out of your holy places: the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

Fearful, O God, out of Your sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God!