Psalms 68

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God — scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

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

2 As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, (Selah)

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

8 The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai — before God, the God of Israel.

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 A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

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

10 Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

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

11 The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host.

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

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

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

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

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.

14 When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.

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

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

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

16 Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

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.

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

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 taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

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.

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

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

20 God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

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

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

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

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

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

23 So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies — the tongue of Thy dogs.'

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

24 They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

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

25 Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

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

26 In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord — from the fountain of Israel.

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

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

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, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

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

29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

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

30 Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

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.

31 Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

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

32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. (Selah)

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

33 To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

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.

34 Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

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

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

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.