Psalm 68 (New American Standard)

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

1 ^aLet ¹God arise, ^blet His enemies be scattered, And ^clet those who hate Him flee before Him. 2 As ²smoke is driven away, so drive them away ; As ³wax melts before the fire, So let the ⁴wicked perish before God. 3 But let the ⁵righteous be glad ; let them exult before God ; Yes, let them rejoice with gladness. 4 Sing to God, ⁶sing praises to His name ; ^d7Lift up a song for Him who ⁸rides through the deserts, Whose ⁹name is ^ethe LORD, and exult before Him. 5 A ¹⁰father of the fatherless and a ¹¹judge ^ffor the widows, Is God in His ¹²holy habitation. 6 God ^g13makes a home for the lonely ; He ¹⁴leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only ¹⁵the rebellious dwell in a parched land. 7 O God, when You ¹⁶went forth before Your people, When You ¹⁷marched through the wilderness, ^hSelah. 8 The ¹⁸earth quaked ; The ¹⁹heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God ; ⁱ²⁰Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 You ²¹shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God ; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was ^jparched. 10 Your creatures settled in it; You ²²provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God. 11 The Lord gives the ^kcommand ; The ²³women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host : 12 "²⁴Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will ²⁵divide the spoil !" 13 ^lWhen you lie down ²⁶among the ^msheepfolds, You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And its pinions with glistening gold. 14 When the Almighty ²⁷scattered the kings ⁿthere, It was snowing in ²⁸Zalmon. 15 A ^o29mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan ; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan. 16 Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, At the mountain which God has ³⁰desired for His abode ? Surely ³¹the LORD will dwell there forever. 17 The ³²chariots of God are ^pmyriads, ³³thousands upon thousands ; ^qThe Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness. 18 You have ³⁴ascended on high, You have ³⁵led captive Your captives ; You have received gifts among men, Even among the rebellious also, that ^rthe LORD God may dwell there. 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily ³⁶bears our burden, ³⁷The God who is our salvation. Selah. 20 God is to us a ³⁸God of deliverances ; And ³⁹to ^sGOD the Lord belong escapes ^tfrom death. 21 Surely God will ⁴⁰shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds. 22 The Lord ^usaid, "⁴¹I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea ; 23 That ^v42your foot may shatter them in blood, The tongue of your ⁴³dogs may have its portion from your enemies." 24 They have seen ⁴⁴Your ^wprocession, O God, The ^xprocession of my God, my King, ^y45into the sanctuary. 25 The ⁴⁶singers went on, the musicians after them, ^zIn the midst of the ⁴⁷maidens beating tambourines. 26 ⁴⁸Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the ⁴⁹fountain of Israel. 27 There is ⁵⁰Benjamin, the ^aayoungest, ^bbruling them, The princes of Judah in their throng, The princes of ⁵¹Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. 28 ^ccYour God has ⁵²commanded your strength ; Show Yourself strong, O God, ⁵³who have acted ^ddon our behalf. 29 ^eeBecause of Your temple at Jerusalem ⁵⁴Kings will bring gifts to You. 30 Rebuke the ⁵⁵beasts ^ffin the reeds, The herd of ⁵⁶bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver ; He has ⁵⁷scattered the peoples who delight in war. 31 Envoys will come out of ⁵⁸Egypt ; ^gg59Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. 32 Sing to God, O ⁶⁰kingdoms of the earth, ⁶¹Sing praises to the Lord, Selah. 33 To Him who ⁶²rides upon the ^hh63highest heavens, which are from ancient times ; Behold, ⁶⁴He ⁱⁱspeaks forth with His voice, a ⁶⁵mighty voice. 34 ⁶⁶Ascribe strength to God ; His majesty is over Israel And ⁶⁷His strength is in the ^jjskies. 35 ^kkO God, You are ⁶⁸awesome from Your ^llsanctuary. The God of Israel Himself ⁶⁹gives strength and power to the people. ⁷⁰Blessed be God !