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Psalms 68:1-9

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

1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes 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.

2 May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

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

3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.

4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.

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

5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

6 God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

6 God sets the lonely in families,he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

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

7 When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,

8 The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God: Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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

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

9 You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.

The American Standard Version is in the public domain.